EveryBlock Is Dead; Long Live EveryBlock
Chicago’s influential hyperlocal data site comes to an end forced by owner NBC, but it quickly built an influential legacy in its few years of existence.
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The Chicago Riverwalk: A Transportation Corridor and Home For Food Trucks?
The renderings for Chicago’s riverwalk make it look like a beautiful new pedestrian corridor for downtown… and perhaps a promising target for food trucks.
Illinois Super Lawyers
January 31, 2013–Chicago magazine and Super Lawyers hosted an exclusive reception at the World of Whirlpool Showroom honoring the attorneys listed in the 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers, as featured in the February 2013 issue of Chicago magazine. Mercedes-Benz was the exclusive sponsor of the evening.
Cubs Logo Contest Recalls Origins of White Sox 'Winning Ugly' Uniform
The Cubs have announced a plan to come up with a new logo to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field in 2014…
Can Chicago Cops Get Overtime for Checking E-Mails At Home?
Despite the prevalence of smartphones in the office, there’s surprisingly little settled law about off-time PDA use. It’s not the only reason the lawsuit could be a mess.
Photos (and Maps): The 1919 Chicago Race Riot
One of the great works of early American sociology and criminology is also an essential document of early Chicago.
Where Chicago's Creative Types Live
The Chicagoans who entertain us cluster along the Milwaukee and Lincoln/Clark corridors—along where all the good bars cluster, too, which make our creatives all the more creative.
Carl Sandburg, Early Wonk Blogger, On Chicago's Race Riot of 1919
The great poet, working as a reporter, completed a sophisticated study of the city’s South Side just as Chicago’s most notorious race riot was about to unfold.
Lunch With Ald. Bob Fioretti
The Second Ward alderman talks mayors, the costs of his cancer treatment, how we have too many aldermen, his biggest mistake on City Council, what the name “Fioretti” means, and more.