Here Are 10 Must-Read Stories for This Week
The rise and fall of McDonald’s CEO, a night out with a Chicago men’s rights activist, and more.
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David Axelrod Dishes on Obama, Jarrett, and Blago in New Book
The former Obama aide shares his tales about almost every Chicago pol in the last 30 years.
Andrew Patner on Race and Politics In Chicago Before Harold Washington
The late Chicago journalist was a young staffer for this magazine when he captured the pulse of the city shortly before it elected its first black mayor.
McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson
Don Thompson was one of the most powerful executives in the nation. Now he’s cleaning out his desk. The remarkable rise and fall of McDonald’s CEO.
Aaron Schock Just Keeps Having a Bad Week
And it all started with a new paint job.
Bruce Rauner's Agenda: Working With (and Around) Democrats and Unions
The new governor’s criminal justice-reform proposals could be popular with his opponents, while his controversial “employee empowerment zones” will be a tough sell with the courts.
Jupiter Ascending’s Lana Wachowski Will Deliver Trans 100 Keynote
The Chicago director will speak to the trans community’s most influential at next month’s gala.
Do You Remember the Measles Outbreak of 1989?
The deadly, highly contagious virus infected thousands of people in Illinois, hitting poor neighborhoods in Chicago the hardest, leading to new initiatives and laws that technically eliminated the disease.
This Week's 10 Must-Read Stories
Future plans for the Spire site, Rauner’s first challenge, the John Wayne Gacy mystery, and more
What the Blizzard of 1979 Was Like
It was so bad, Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson hosted an hour-long live call-in show that allowed residents to bombard top bureaucrats with questions, capturing history (and the collapse of a mayoral administration) as it happened.