We haven’t heard much from the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the man who married the Obamas and baptized his children. Rev. Wright preached last Sunday morning, not from the pulpit here at Trinity United Church of Christ, where he is pastor emeritus—he retired on May 31, 2008—but from the pulpit of Washington’s historic Florida Avenue Baptist Church…
If you think Chicago’s public transportation is segregated, the numbers from the comparatively desegregated metropolis of Los Angeles will surprise you. Is it race or class at work? I’d start with parking.
Here are some of the great reader submissions to Chicago magazine’s 2012 Best Dog in Chicago Contest. Look for the winner in the October issue of Chicago.
Yes, the city is great—but it has problems too. Good thing it’s bursting with innovative people who have lots of ideas about how to fix them. Here are six. PLUS: Share your views on these ideas—or propose your own—in the comments below
Food Drinking & Nightlife Shopping Fun Health & Beauty Kids Neighborhood Bests Readers’ Choice Best Dog Contest In The Hoods Where to go for the essentials of daily living in six great neighborhoods: Andersonville/Edgewater, Bucktown/Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, South Loop, and West Town Andersonville/ Edgewater Bucktown/ Wicker Park Esquire 1511 W. … Read more
Food Drinking & Nightlife Shopping Fun Health & Beauty Kids Neighborhood Bests Readers’ Choice » Best Dog Contest Readers’ Choice We polled visitors to Chicagomag.com from May 23 to June 5. (Percentages do not total 100 because of write-in votes.) Best Local Celeb Vince Vaughn 28% Tom Skilling 21% Mike Ditka 21% Jennifer … Read more
Garry McCarthy’s predecessor saw a spike in crimes early in his tenure running the Chicago Police Department—including 64 murders in July of 2008. The numbers came down, however, and cops and aldermen are looking back to the adjustments Weis made.
Do more coffee shops equal less crime? In Chicago, during a critical period in the city’s violent history, the answer is yes: for homicides, at least. The results for robbery, however, are interestingly dependent on race.
How often people check out items, and how often they use CPL computers, versus socioeconomic data. Plus: e-books and downloadable media would be the equivalent of Chicago’s third-biggest library.
Noah Isackson profiles Garry McCarthy as the police superintendent deals with rising homicides, low manpower, and an intractable gang problem; meanwhile, Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky show how all that resulted in the marijuana-decriminalization ordinance.
