An abandoned, abused dog grabbed headlines this weekend, shocking readers with the cruelty it was exposed to and inspiring them to line up to adopt it. It’s a revealing look into how our empathy, and loss of it, is reflected in our treatment of animals.
RUNNING DOWN A DREAM: Some 40-year-olds have midlife crises. Jonathan Harris has a mission
University of Chicago neuroscientists find compelling proof that rats are just as interested in helping each other out as eating chocolate.
In town to promote his new book, The Donald talks to Carol Felsenthal about his relationship with the Emanuel brothers, Blago on The Celebrity Apprentice, and more
The long-dreamed-of reclamation and renewal of the river is picking up speed, thanks to an EPA directive… and those Asian carp.
Decades of abuse and neglect have transformed the Chicago River from a great natural resource into an open sewer. A professional planner extols its potential virtues and tells us how it can be made vital once again.
So… what just happened? Not just today, but how did Rod Blagojevich go from governor and future president to disgraced ex-governor and future inmate? Here’s a tour through the past eight years from the pages of our magazine.
Day one of Rod Blagojevich’s sentencing hearing went badly for the former governor, as Judge Zagel pushed back on many of his team’s arguments for leniency. Will he take the stand? Will he get something, anything, through the crease?
Team Blago throws out a prevent defense in trying to get him the best deal possible, touching on his family, his tenuous grasp of legality, and his incompetence.
CARPOCALYPSE NOW: Even if you’ve never been pummeled by agitated Asian carp, these fish represent a major threat. Preventing them from entering Lake Michigan could cost taxpayers a bundle—and, depending on whom you ask, flood your basement and taint your tap water too. Here’s what you need to know.
