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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.

Talk of the weather will do: July brought a host of weather stories, including some ominous clouds that may represent an entirely new kind of cloud.

From Governor Sunshine to Mr. Unpopularity, one thing never changes: Rod Blagojevich always has a politician’s smile waiting for his fans.

Mayor Daley leaves office, ending an era in Chicago politics: “It’s all television money and polling now. It’s not parades. It’s not torchlights and songs.”

The final Cabrini-Green high rise is demolished over the course of the month, bringing to a close one of the most complex chapters in the city’s history.

Gov. Quinn brings the age of the death penalty to a close, representing a long-fought-for victory for activists and a tremendous amount of work by the city’s best journalists.

The top story of February was probably the biggest yet least surprising story of 2011: a former Daley fundraiser officially becomes Da Mare-elect, and faces a lot of problems left over from Da Mare.

A timelapse of (almost all of) the 2011 homicides in Chicago, mapped onto the city grid.

The very end of January brought an epic snowstorm, two of the year’s best photographs, and memories of the blizzard that ended Michael Bilandic’s hold on the mayor’s office.