How Well Do You Know Chicago?
Neil Steinberg’s latest book, You Were Never in Chicago (out November 9), is a treasure trove of Windy City trivia. Think you know your hometown? Take our quiz inspired by the book!
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How the AMA Scared Us Away From 'Socialized Medicine' and Prepared Us For Obamacare
In the 1950s, the American Medical Association—with the help of the first political PR firm—launched a full-on assault against Harry Truman’s national health care plan, connecting it (and all sorts of other subsidies) to the specter of socialism. But it backed an approach not unlike the ACA.
Mercedes-Benz Presents “Chicago Power Couples”
October 10, 2012–Guests joined Mercedes-Benz and Chicago magazine at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams to honor three influential couples in the Chicago community. The Mercedes-Benz “Power Couples” honored were Corri McFadden and Spiro Tsaparas, Ann and Fernando Beteta, and Sasha and Greg Adler. Mercedes-Benz regional marketing manager Effie Gountanis introduced the couples while guests nibbled on tasty bites and sipped Peroni.
The Battle Over Bob Dold
Democrats have tried to pin Paul Ryan and Joe Walsh on the redistricted Republican freshman, perhaps the most vulnerable Republican House member not named Joe Walsh. But New York’s mayor is riding to the rescue with his boutique PAC.
Joe Walsh Thinks There's No Such Thing as a Medically Necessary Abortion. He's Not Alone.
Chicagoland’s notorious rep caused a stir by saying, in his WTTW debate with Tammy Duckworth, that modern science has made it so that there’s no exception for the life of the mother in the case of abortion. It’s… complicated. Here’s an introduction.
Toni Preckwinkle Wants to Balance Cook County Budget on Things People Don't Like Other People Doing
Under Cook County’s proposed new 2013 budget, cigarette taxes would go up, and guns and bullets would each get taxed. It’s how cities and localities everywhere are responding to the recession and the housing crisis.
Barack Obama, Red Lobster, and the Big Problem of Big Data
The Obama campaign knows who you are and what you like—and they’re trying to figure out what that means now, and in the future. They’re way ahead of journalists, and the public, on how voting is done in America.
Q&A with Carole Simpson, First Female and Minority Moderator of Presidential Debates
On Tuesday night, CNN’s Candy Crowley became only the second woman to moderate a presidential debate. The first? Native South Sider Carole Simpson, who talks to Carol Felsenthal about Tuesday night town hall meeting.
Subsidized Housing in Chicago Began With Frank Lloyd Wright
As Chicago’s notorious high-rise projects come down, the current trend in public housing looks more like how it began: smaller, more modest in scale and scope, like Wright’s plans for Francisco Terrace and the Waller Apartments, the latter of which still stand on Walnut Street.
5 Questions For New Found Chef Nicole Pederson
After stints at Lula and C-House, her latest gig is at Amy Morton’s Evanston restaurant