Week 35: Freaks and Leaks
Hello, Week 35. I remember you. You are the week when I have to start tying the wife’s shoes because she can’t bend over…
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Politics Roundup: CTA Red Line Shutdown, CTU Strike Vote
Plus: private prisons and immigration in Crete and beyond; negative equity in the Chicagoland area; the ongoing costs of NATO to the Metra and the CPD; and more
Rahm's Role on Obama's National Security Team—Who Knew?
In a new book that offers dramatic details on Rahm’s time as Barack Obama’s chief of staff, our mayor comes off as more of a heavyweight on national security issues than I ever imagined. So much so that one could credit him with a key role in killing Osama bin Laden, not to mention in promoting the drone strikes that have been eliminating top al-Qaeda’s terrorists at a steady clip…
So You Say You Want a Revolution: Where Is the Scott Walker of Illinois?
The emergence of a governor like Scott Walker isn’t just a matter of finding the right individual—it’s a combination of national political trends, regional political cultures, legislative arcana, and pure luck. We’d all love to see the plan.
Alzheimer’s Association Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala
May 12, 2012–The 25th annual Alzheimer’s Association Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala raised more than $1 million for Alzheimer’s Association care, support, and research programs on May 12 at the Hilton Chicago. More than 600 guests attended the Mother’s Day weekend tradition and paid homage to the style and glamour of the silver-screen legend.
Happy Birthday to the Chicago “L”: The First Article About the Transportation that Defines Chicago
“Apparently sane gentlemen, entire strangers to one another, freely discussed the novel, but none the less satisfactory journey without the usual formality of introductions.”
Five Or So Lessons From the Wisconsin Recall Election
Why Tom Barrett may have actually benefited from Citizens United but been doomed by Wisconsin recall-finance laws; the quiet tensions between Barrett and labor; why labor isn’t doomed; and more
TIF Money For Chicago Public Schools: Like TIFs in Miniature
A new report by a Roosevelt prof highlights where TIF money spent on schools has gone, and to what kind of schools it’s gone too—and how it mirrors the dilemma of tax increment finance generally.
Linda Hirshman, Author of 'Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution,' on Obama, Hillary, and the Lawsuit Against Cook County
The issue of gay marriage has made local and national headlines for the past few weeks, with President Obama declaring his support last month, and with two gay rights groups filing a lawsuit against the clerk of Cook County last week. Good timing for a new work by former Chicagoan Linda Hirshman, whose third book, Victory: The Triumphant Gay…
Red Line Slow Zone Repair: The Worst Stretch of El in Chicago
Almost the entire south-side branch of the Red Line will shut down next year for five months, all the way from Chinatown to 95th. Tens of thousands of feet of track will be replaced, repairing the most slow-zone ridden line on the entire system.