Science Confirms What We Know About the CTA and Twitter
Twitter users: they’re just like us! And Chicago twitter users react to public trans just like everyone everywhere does, complaining when something goes wrong and tolerating the rest.
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Saul Alinsky Goes Viral Again
Newt Gingrich’s constant flogging of the Alinsky name has brought the legendary organizer back into the zeitgeist again. But it’s a clumsy attempt to tar Obama, not least because the Tea Party has found much more interesting uses of Alinsky’s legacy.
Betwixt and Between: Middle-Class Women Living with HIV/AIDS
Since middle-class women with HIV/AIDS likely possess more financial resources to address their diagnosis, we assume that they experience few negative economic and social outcomes of the disease. But Celeste Watkins-Hayes writes that they, too, experience isolation and economic vulnerability…
Today in Chicago Numbers
Chicago’s high hit-and-run rate, considerably higher than the national average; how the city’s most expensive restaurants rank; how our expensive El repairs rank; and more.
A Terrible Night for Kenny Williams's Son Gets More Disturbing
Did concussions play a role in Kyle Williams’s rough night in the NFC championship game? He’s had a history of them, and his opponents knew the young wide receiver was vulnerable.
High-Tech Health: 11 Best Health-Related Mobile Apps
Apps that help you lose weight, track blood pressure, find physicians, and more—all approved by our roster of tech-savvy Chicago doctors. Click the thumbnails to see the list.
High-Tech Health: 15 Best Health Websites
Great sites for finding great physicians, getting deals on prescriptions, consulting doctors for free, and more—all approved by six tech-savvy Chicago docs
Mark Kirk’s Sudden Health Scare—Some Background from His Ex-Wife
With Senator Mark Kirk in recovery following a three-hour surgery resulting from a weekend stroke, his ex-wife—whose amicable divorce from Kirk was finalized in 2009—described the 52-year-old junior senator as being “into politics, 500 percent,” and rarely slowing down to take care of himself…
NATO/G8: How a Crowd Becomes a Riot and How to Prevent It
The shadow of 1968 continues to loom over Chicago, particularly with the twin summits coming later this year. Had the city been more flexible with protesters then, it might not have turned into a fiasco.
Today in Chicago Maps
The new ward map versus the old; tracking where the snow plows are now… and where they’ve been; how maps saved a cartographer’s life; a lament for LineDrive; and more.