A new study looks at housing, income, zoning and school performance across the country’s biggest metropolitan areas. Chicago isn’t much of an outlier, except when it comes to one category in particular.
STORY TELLER: The woman behind C/FAN likes things that have a story of their own
The Sun-Times’ Mark Konkol has a full-page story that reveals Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s expensive taste in jeans. Konkol’s source is Emanuel’s “denim advisor,” David Shelist, owner of The Denim Lounge in Roscoe Village and on Oak Street. After reading the story, I wondered if Rahm might object to being featured in the Sun-Times story buying such pricey jeans…
OUR TOWN: In his first-ever play, an investigative reporter long dedicated to exposing abuses of power in Chicago asks us all to accept some responsibility
West Garfield Park’s Moorish masterpiece was once the center of a conservative media empire (in the moral sense), the home of WFMT, and a host to young Benny Goodman and old Jimmy Carter. It’s also been a crucible of low-income housing development, and despite being on the National Register of Historic Places, it remains in limbo, where it’s been for decades.
A long and longform look at the past, present, and future of Sears; an examination of west Humboldt Park’s active heroin market; going back to Middletown; and the U. of C. and its role in law and order.
Why are GOP hardliners so opposed to the DREAM Act, and why is Mitt Romney seemingly following in their footsteps? Immigration boosted Chicago’s population during a period of substantial decline… and according to a study by sociologist Robert Sampson reduced crime here and across the country.
Plus: could Illinois eliminate the school-bus mandate?; how to remake the Chicago region, starting with sustainable infrastructure; more questions about the Chicago Infrastructure Trust; and more
RAHM.COM: Twitter feeds, Facebook posts, Foursquare check-ins, oh, my! Why Rahm loves social media
It’s common knowledge that for new parents, everything revolves around poo and pee. It’s all we talk about and think about—every joke and every riddle and song. You don’t even want to know about my dreams. We spend a lot of time trying to keep our kids from engaging in Potty Talk, because it’s impolite and gross—but for those of you without offspring…
