Sunken Treasures: Rediscovered Photographs of Turn-of-the-Century Chicago
A trove of negatives chronicling the reversal of the Chicago River reveals a gritty city on the make—and a haunting landscape beyond Chicago that’s been lost forever
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Illinois Legislator: Secede From Chicago Now!
Decatur-area rep Bill Mitchell introduced a bill that would separate Cook County from the rest of the state, because they hold “different and firmly seated views” on “politics, society, and economics.” Could downstate survive? Only if they convinced the collar counties to jump.
Hans Peterson Goes On Trial for the Murder of Dr. David Cornbleet
Yesterday the trial of Hans Peterson for the murder of Chicago dermatologist Dr. David Cornbleet began in Guadalupe. A shocking crime that dominated local news with the security-camera footage of the suspect, it’s since fallen off the radar but will likely come to a conclusion this week.
Newt Gingrich's Child Labor Philosophy, Orphan Trains, and Japanese School Cleaning
The GOP’s current not-Romney suggests that we fire all the janitors and employ poor kids to clean the schools. It’s a bit like the Japanese idea of gakko soju… but also the opposite.
Jay Cutler's Injury and the Bad News/Good News Bears
The Bears will lose their starting quarter back for the rest of the regular season, or most of it. But Cutler’s not the most important element of the team, and Caleb Hanie has shown flashes of competence and confidence.
Best Chicago Fiction of 2011
NOVEL IDEAS: Our completely subjective, wholly enthusiastic picks for the year—four books we love
The Continuing Adventures of Former Mayor Richard M. Daley
Heads alternative executive branch as masked vigilante. Tackles advocacy work for incarcerated Illinois governors. Takes up the ballet that Rahm abandoned. Unsuccessfully petitions Dan Sinker to start a Twitter feed about him. Aborts attempt to speak on the national circuit when no one outside Cook County can … Read more
The Stopless Bus Route
A University of Illinois prof proposes a new form of public transportation that’s somewhere between college drunk vans and Cuba’s taxi colectivo system.
Did the CTA and Metra Save Chicago?
Milwaukee’s former mayor, in an interview with Grid Chicago, says the fact that Chicago held onto its public transportation network during the massive road-building of the mid-20th century preserved it from the collapse its Midwestern peers have faced.