How to Get the City to Pay When a Pothole Damages Your Car
What to do after a chance encounter with one of Chicago’s 600,000 lovely potholes.
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The Must-Read Stories of the Week
This week: Why Chicago’s wealthy school districts may underwrite the less fortunate, how authorities captured the most-wanted drug lord, a basketball matchup for the ages, and more
Single in Chicago? We Want You!
Chicago magazine is on the hunt for the city’s most eligible men and women.
Sinaloa Boss and Drug Kingpin Joaquín Guzmán's Arrest: What It Means for Chicago
How the Sinaloa shakeup could affect the city’s drug trade—and an open question on where the crime boss’s trial will take place.
Could the Chicago Blackhawks Beat Team Canada?
One team has the talent, the other has the experience. In a hypothetical matchup, can the amazing Chicago Blackhawks beat the blasted Canadians?
Where Your Road Salt Comes From, and Where It Goes
Chicagoland goes through hundreds of thousands of tons of road salt every year, and its rivers and lakes are getting saltier.
What's Behind the Daley Dynasty Decline
After decades running Chicago, no Daley is in power. Hear the experts explain why.
Gracie Gold Was Almost Perfect Today
But she needed to be totally perfect to win this year’s Women’s Figure Skating competition in Sochi. Gold took fourth.
There Are Women on the Rise in the 2014 Power List
The proportion of women on the annual Power List remains at around 20 percent, but they’re gaining ground on the men.
Why Are Chicago Metra Stations So Bad, When the Suburban Stops Are So Nice?
A look how multiple agencies divvy up the pool of transportation taxes in Illinois.