20 Reasons Aleksandar Hemon Will Never Leave Chicago
In an excerpt from his new book (due out March 19), the Bosnian refugee turned literary star lists what he loves about his adopted hometown.
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The Midwestern Drought: The Most Expensive Weather Disaster Since Katrina?
March has been a wet month in the area, and conditions in Illinois are improving. But last year’s drought—and certainly its economic effects—will continue throughout 2013.
Is Gun Culture in America Really on the Decline?
The numbers suggest that fewer households today have a gun than in the past. But that might reflect demographic changes more than it does the number of people actually buying guns.
Distressed Home Sales in Chicagoland Barely Dipped in 2012
Fewer home sales in Northern Illinois were classified as distressed this past year. How did things look in your area?
20 Reasons Aleksandar Hemon Will Never Leave Chicago
In an excerpt from his new book (due out March 19), the Bosnian refugee turned literary star lists what he loves about his adopted hometown.
What Your Phone Says About Your Personality (and How Big Data Can Use It)
The way you use your phone reveals who you are. For data miners, it’s incredibly valuable information.
16 Awesome Photos of Chicago from Space
NASA maintains a giant database of Chicagoland photos dating back to 1973. You can spend hours looking through them all—we picked 16 of our favorites.
Chicago Winter, From Earth and Space
This is how the city looks from an astronaut’s perspective versus the shore of an icy Lake Michigan.
Chicago's Unidentified Bodies Go Online
You can now browse the Cook County Medical Examiner’s website to see local folks’ unidentified remains. The hope is that someone will recognize them.
In Defense of Hockey's Charity Point and the Blackhawks' Streak
The shootout, and the charity point that goes to the loser, is a dumb populist kludge—reason enough to embrace it.