Pat Quinn Shoots the Moon on Pensions
The governor returns to his style when he made his name as a 30-year-old political gadfly. It made him popular—but inadvertently added to the fix we’re in.
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Two Must-Reads On How the Economy Works Now
The 31 doctors who sit in a Chicago ballroom and determine the price of medical payments; and why Chicagoland is the temp-worker capital of America.
Cook County Clerk Calls for CPS to Get TIF Surplus
Last year CPS got $10 million in surplus tax-district money; David Orr thinks the city can do much better than that. How much better? That’s the problem.
Watch Chicago Grow in Real Time, From the Great Fire Until Today
An animation depicts the evolution of Chicago’s tall buildings, beginning with its rebuilding and continuing through its ongoing innovations.
Learning From Navy Pier: Chicago's Biggest Tourist Attraction as Urban Space and Urban History
The place Chicagoans love to hate remains much more popular than the cultural triumphs that surround it. In the ways it works and doesn’t work, it tells a compelling story about Chicago.
Sun-Times Adds Insult to Injury By Dropping Book Coverage
A Q&A with Henry Kisor, former editor of the Sun-Times book section (and before it, the Chicago Daily News), on the demise of his old section and the future of book coverage.
On the Hunt for Chicago's Best Innovations
Chicago magazine is seeking out Chicago’s greatest innovators and innovations. Send us any revolutionary products, ideas, or businesses coming out of the city right now.
Chicago's Bike Infrastructure Is Good News For Bars
Portland, long an innovator in biking and beer, has found commercial benefits from its bike infrastructure, especially when it leads to bars.
A Depressingly Large Number of At-Risk Youths Have Guns
A two-year study of youths admitted to the emergency department in Flint after assaults finds a lot of those victims have guns, and ongoing exposure to violence.
The Geography of Shootings in Chicago
A handful of neighborhoods on the south and north sides of the city account for most of the shooting victims this year, while several neighborhoods on the far north and south sides haven’t seen any.