The Cubs Finally Trade Alfonso Soriano, the $136 Million Albatross
The veteran joins the Yankees’ Aging All-Star Pre-Retirement Home, while the Cubs get a short, hard-throwing young pitcher and a few million to play with.
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People Outside the Midwest Think the Midwest Takes Up the Entire Country
What’s the Midwest? For Midwesterners, it’s the Census Bureau definition (plus Oklahoma). And if you don’t live here, the region stretches all the way to Idaho.
Your Vote Could Make Union Station Suck A Little Less
Cast a ballot today for a way to make Chicago’s Metra and Amtrak hub—one of the city’s most attractive, most traveled places—no longer one of its most boring.
Six Strange Bills the Illinois Legislature Actually Passed This Session
Who Says Illinois lawmakers are lazy? Six of the 595 bills passed this session—on topics as diverse as hunting, tanning, and license plate design—suggest otherwise.
How Highways and Riots Shaped Detroit and Chicago
Chicago isn’t Detroit. But it shares a lot of ugly midcentury history. The difference is how these scars affected each city’s growth after traumatic events passed.
Illinois Lawmakers Just Can't Keep Their Hands Off Other People's Money
State Rep. Connie Howard just pled guilty to spending $28,000 from a scholarship fund she created. Here we go again.
How a City Council Watchdog Ruined Alderman Joe Moore's Birthday
The alderman got a “Champions of Change” honor from the President on his 55th birthday. But legislative inspector general Faisal Khan spoiled the gift.
The City Council Just Gave the Cubs' Owners Exactly What They Wanted
Yesterday’s approval for the Wrigley renovation is good news for the Ricketts.
Welcome to Cook, One of America's Safest Counties
City life has its risks. But the likelihood you’ll sustain a mortal injury here is lower than in a deathtrap like central Wisconsin.
How Desirée Rogers Will Sell Chicago to Tourists
The Johnson Publishing CEO explains how she’ll bring 50 million visitors to Chicago in her new tourism board chairmanship.