Guzzardi Maria Antonia “Toni” Berrios, the daughter of Joe Berrios, the machine-backed, old-school winner of the 2010 race for Cook County assessor. Toni, the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives, is in her fifth term representing the Northwest Side district that currently includes such neighborhoods as Logan Square and … Read more
“This Is Chicago”: Churches, taverns, foot sizes, gallons of coffee, and more—the Windy City as it was in 1914, at the dawn of the infographic era.
Three great reads on three late-sixties attempts to integrate members of the Blackstone Rangers and the Vice Lords into Chicago, academia, and the local art world.
CPD coverage in high-crime neighborhoods; a controversial pension quirk; one aspect of the real estate market that’s actually thriving; Occupy Naperville; and more
Former City Clerk Miguel del Valle, 60, came in a distant third in the mayor’s race early this year, but during his campaign he tapped into a progressive vein, championing for “world-class neighborhoods” and gaining a cadre of young supporters. Here, my conversation with him this week, including his thoughts on Rahm, Barack, and Occupy Chicago…
Former City Clerk Miguel del Valle, 60, came in a distant third in the mayor’s race early this year, but during his campaign, he tapped into a progressive vein, championing for “world-class neighborhoods” and gaining a cadre of young supporters. Here, my conversation with him this week, including his thoughts on Rahm, Barack, and Occupy Chicago…
The Mayor’s proposed SUV tax—which would actually encompass heavier sedans—is predicated on the idea that heavier cars cause more damage to roads. But is that actually true?
The original Sears Tower, ideas for Chicago’s park deserts, Metra fairs, parking subsidies, and more.
Cook County sheriff Tom Dart has put out an open call for people who believe they may be related to Gacy’s eight unidentified victims. A look back at what we used to assume, and now know, about serial killers, and how we got there.
Low-level marijuana arrests cost the city and county $78 million a year, according to research by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky, about the same as New York City spends on enforcement. It’s a lot of money, but does it actually make us safer? There’s research to suggest the opposite.
