It’s unlikely that the President will need to spend much time in Illinois this election season, or his opponent. Not to worry: demographic changes ensure there will be plenty of rallies in the swing states next door.
Like Thomas Eagleton almost exactly 40 years ago, reports of “exhaustion” from a politician spiraled into a confusing media scrum. We’ve gotten better about discussing mental illness since then, but the vocabulary, and our expectations, remain flawed.
A FEW STARS SHORT: In which we take some of Chicago’s worst problems and give them “awards”
Have you ever arm-twisted? Been part of a quarrelsome political faction? Even derided a classical-realist painter? You, too, could be a Chicago-style politician.
Was the most recent heat wave caused by global warming? It’s not a yes or no question, but we’re starting to get a more nuanced sense of what “maybe” means. The Dust Bowl summers that set Chicago’s record high provide a good metaphor.
In their debate at Freeport, Steven A. Douglas gave America the first iteration of “Cadillac-driving welfare queens,” while Abraham Lincoln’s rhetoric subtly traced the geography of Illinois politics.
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
