Chicagoans of the Year 2012: Ann Lurie
Donor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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Chicagoans of the Year 2012: Rony Monzon
Freshman, Phoenix Military Academy
Chicagoans of the Year 2012: Regina Taylor
Writer and director, ‘Crowns’
Chicagoans of the Year 2012: Ken Vandermark
Composer and saxophonist
Chicagoans of the Year 2012: Donnita Travis
Founder, By the Hand Club for Kids
Chicagoans of the Year 2012: Donald Liu
Late surgeon in chief, Comer Children’s Hospital
America as 'Kludgeocracy'
It’s not just Illinois that has a problem with lots of confusing, overlapping, expensive governmental structures; the federal government has built a lot of kludges to get across roadblocks and competing ideologies.
Lack of Snow Another Sign of Chicago's Long, Hot, Dry Year
If no snow accumulates in Chicago today, it will set a record for the longest stretch in city history without any snow. The Midwest’s dry, drought-ridden year might be good for getting outside, but it’s crippling Mississippi barge traffic.
The Best Survey Question Ever
“People picture life after death in many different ways. We’d like to know how you think of life after death. Here is a card with sets of contrasting images. On a scale of 1-7, where would you place your image of life after death. d. 1. A pale, shadowy form of life, hardly life at all. 2. A life of complete fulfillment, spiritual and physical.” Survey says….
Chicago: 'The False Confession Capital of the United States'
Byron Pitts of 60 Minutes looks at the high number of false confessions in the city, and puts Anita Alvarez on the spot for her office’s handling of two cases the program investigated.