Does Modern Urbanism Only Help a City's Elites?
Urbanist ideas don’t often serve an entire city’s needs. Is it a simple matter of self-interest, or is this the best America’s downtowns can do?
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The Next Move for Chicago's Diplomat, Marshall Bouton
After more than a decade running the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bouton is returning to the east coast, to be replaced by Ivo Daalder, U.S. Ambassador to NATO.
Angry Commuters Blasted the CTA on Twitter This Morning
Were you stuck on a train this morning? So were these guys. Seven were totally pissed. But one was really polite and understanding! Here’s how Chicago handles a rough ride to work.
7 Ways the Sequester Could Be a Pain in Chicago—Big and Small
The way in which the state funds education could mean grant cuts fall hard on the state’s students and teachers.
Could Gay Marriage Become Legal in Illinois?
The gay marriage bill needs 60 votes in the Illinois House to pass. Could it happen? We counted up where the votes might come from.
Andrew Mason Is Fired from Groupon, Writes Epic Resignation Letter
We’ll miss this guy.
How The Atlantic Discovered Chicago's Troubled Past
Ta-Nehisi Coates of the Atlantic, one of the best bloggers anywhere, reads his way through Chicago’s tense 20th century.
Chicago Has a Raging Case of Gonorrhea
Cook County has the most gonorrhea cases in the country, according to the CDC. What’s with this rash of infections?
Why Labor Is Fighting the Tamms Prison Closure
Prison closings have pitted unions against progressives, the result of decades of using prisons as a rural economic development tool—with only very modest results.
Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg Buys Illinois's 2nd District Congressional Seat
Robin Kelly easily won Jesse Jackson Jr.’s old seat, aided by a low turnout and a big PAC ad buy that opponent Debbie Halvorson couldn’t match.