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HEROES AMONG US: Our honorees include an ambassador to the Americas, a globe-trotting educator, an idealistic impresario, a workaholic do-gooder, a taxman with a heart, and a silenced movie critic who’s discovered a new voice
Winners, losers, and drawers from last night’s caucuses, which have already claimed one candidate while leaving far more questions than answers.
THE FUTURE IS NOW: The gallery owner, publisher, art fair organizer and owner of Maria’s calls Bridgeport the Community of the Future.
RELATED STORY: Chicagoans of the Year 2011 » Click the thumbnails to view larger images. Photography: Katrina Wittkamp
The split between the State of Illinois and Catholic Charities over same-sex adoption is indicative of a larger conflict between church and state in the era of government privatization, and part of one of the most interesting stories of 2011.
Traumatic brain injuries linked both sports and political news in 2011. As lawsuits and science about concussions advance, expect more in the new year.
In a December story about late Iraq War veteran and Peru native Anthony Wagner, John Keilman captured many of the economic, political, and social tensions of 2011.
With the year coming to a close, we asked our Twitter followers and Facebook fans to send us their picks for the top Chicago stories of 2011. Here’s a list of the most memorable, plus some additions from our staff.
One of the most important lessons from the 2010 Census became clear in 2011: a Latino baby boom means that one-third of children under the age of five in the city are Latino.
