How To Fix Gerrymandering (Even if Jesse Jr.'s District Isn't a Great Example)
The 2nd district long dominated by Jesse Jr. is the product of years of partisan remapping and political tension. There’s a better way.
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The Human Cost of Nature's Metropolis
Local photographer David Schalliol gives a glimpse into a small corner of Englewood that’s slowly giving way to the expansion of a rail facility.
Illinois Budget Crisis: Residents Want to Cut Our Way to Solvency
A poll on how the state should fix its fiscal problems finds substantial support for cutting spending and gutting some retirement benefits, but divided answers on more complex issues.
Click That Hood: The Ultimate Chicago Game
How fast can you place Chicago’s neighborhoods (or at least 92 of them)? An online game gives you a chance to take the ultimate Chicago test.
How Jesse Jr.'s Judge Met Rev. Jesse Jackson
Long before he presided over the trial of Sandi and Jesse Jackson Jr., Judge Robert L. Wilkins introduced Rev. Jackson at a Harvard Law event, and talked racial profiling on CNN’s ‘Both Sides With Jesse Jackson.’
In Chicago and on the Coasts, Public Transit Is Where to Make Missed Connections
A look at Craigslist missed connections by state shows that people make eyes most frequently on the subway, train, or bus, with WalMart dominating the big middle of the country.
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Shopping List: Elk Heads, Build-a-Bear, Costco Trips
Sometimes it’s the Shakespearean things that bring powerful men down. Sometimes it’s Costco, teddy bears, and eight thousand dollars worth of elk heads.
Photos: Candace Jordan, former Playboy centerfold and society blogger
The life and work of the former Playmate and author of the popular new blog, Candid Candace. Click the thumbnails to view full images.
The Cars From El
The new CTA trains are clean and green. Why do riders hate them?
Cody Keenan, Obama's Chief Speechwriter: Chicago-Born and (Mostly) Bred
The Northwestern grad and State of the Union author has a tough task ahead: crafting words for a writer-president who emulates Lincoln while staying studiously in the background.