With all eyes on Chicago and the dispute between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools, a lot of good stuff is being written on teacher evaluations, testing, and other issues crucial to the strike.
A new web documentary delves anew into the city’s violence-prevention organization, following Ameena Matthews as a dispute over money turns ugly, then violent.
As the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s eldest son steps into the spotlight, an intimate look at the family and forces that have shaped him.
The veteran theater pro shares what movies, inspires, and distracts him
Once one of the most promising politicians in the nation, Jesse Jackson Jr. has seen his career go horribly wrong—marked most recently by his mysterious disappearance and the revelation that he’s suffering from bipolar depression. What happened to Junior?
The Land of Lincoln has a long-held reputation for big government and big patronage in its biggest city. But the data is clear on one thing: we’re far and away number one in the nation in little governments.
From mile-long pig viaducts, to the shackling pen, to the pig wheel, and on to the scraper and the hog barbers: on the pork production line in Chicago’s turn-of-the-century stockyards.
Bill Clinton puts on a master class in public speaking, Joe Biden is ice cold, and the president echoes his 2008 acceptance speech, only his inspiration is Lincoln instead of MLK.
A crucial negotiating point between the CTU and CPS involves teacher rehiring and tenure. In the abstract, loosening restrictions might sound appealing, but a series of controversies over the firing of seemingly effective teachers has made negotiations much harder than they might look.
Chicago’s starring role at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was the opposite of its role at the GOP convention in Tampa. At the latter, the city was a symbol of everything corrupt and thuggish about urban politics. Through the DNC lens, Chicago was once again was the shining city on the lake that the world adored on Election Night 2008…
