Should You Care About the Bears' New Prospects?
The NFL season’s free agency opens up at 3pm today. Does it matter for Chicago? Yes! Sort of.
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How Greg Hall Will Make Michigan the Napa Valley of Cider
The Goose Island brewing veteran uses local heirloom apples to produce his Virtue Cider. It’s funky—in a good way.
Does Chicago's Crime Flow from People Peeing in the Streets?
Adapting the broken-windows theory of policing, Chicago’s top cop wants people arrested when they don’t pay tickets for peeing, gambling, and boozing.
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.
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.