As aldermen Ed Burke and Brendan Reilly propose that CPL employees forego a scheduled raise to keep the libraries open six days a week, here’s a look at public library salaries in context.
The Brand Brewing building, the “To Be Demolished” photo project, a Charles M. Palmer building on South Michigan, and more news from the streets.
The mayor, and the public, want safer streets. Cab drivers want higher fares. Can we come to a solution by the time the NATO and G8 summits come to Chicago?
Research by a University of Chicago economist makes a connection between household debt and unemployment, an important piece in the puzzle of the Great Recession.
A year after taking the job—and a couple months after being semi-demoted from the day-to-day tasks of the job—the youngest Daley brother steps down from Rahm Emanuel’s old job.
From Chicago’s Mr. Tornado to the muse of cognitive dissonance: the five most interesting (to me) people I wrote about in 2011.
Last week, I posted a Q&A with Jodi Kantor, author of The Obamas, a new book about the First Couple. Here is the final part of the interview, in which Kantor discusses Barack’s time at Columbia University, Michelle’s secret trips to Petco and Target, and key Chicago figures such as Valerie Jarrett and Desirée Rogers.
The little slate-colored birds are one of the great pleasures of snowy winter days by the window—and as game theorists, fine examples of Pareto-optimal efficiency.
“White” vs. “what” vs. “wet” and “black” vs. “blargh”: linguistic traps for candidates to avoid. But sometimes a letter will accuse you of bias against Canadians, and only Woodward and Bernstein can save you there.
One possible explanation for why it’s in the mid-50s in Chicago today: space weather! Scientists are looking into the possibility that sunny weather on the sun creates warm winters in these parts.
