Q&A with David Axelrod
President Obama’s chief campaign strategist tells us why the 2012 headquarters are back in Chicago, what he misses about life in the White House, and where his Cubs/Sox allegiances lie
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David Axelrod's Last Campaign
As Barack Obama’s chief campaign strategist in 2008, David Axelrod helped craft a winning message of hope and change. Now he’s back for what he says will be his final political campaign. His game plan for 2012 could determine whether Obama gets to finish what he started—or sees it all slip away
Jan Schakowsky: 'I Grew Up in a Different America'
On Friday, I posted part one of my interview with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, in which she promoted her new jobs bill and slammed the Republicans. Here’s part two, in which she discusses why she broke down during a recent meeting with constituents, how middle-class America is disappearing, and more…
Sears Layoffs, Losses, and the Kardashian Kollection
Sears passes through another rough quarter, with store closings, layoffs, revenue drain, and more corporate turnover. Is it a brand that’s lost its identity, or did its customer base lose its identity?
Chicago Is Curious, Orange: In Timelapse and From Space
A timelapse video captures the nighttime beauty of the Chicago grid going west into the distance, and an astronaut shows us a storm heading towards Chicago.
One of Chicago's Wooden Alleys Gets Restored
A last remnant of old Chicago, having served the Gold Coast for over a century, is in the process of being remade. Hopefully it will last longer than the two years that some of the Brown Line’s planking gave us.
The Air and Water Show Screams into Chicago
If it sounds like an air raid downtown, it’s that time of year again, a magic weekend when the blood pressure of every downtown office worker spikes.
Milton Friedman's Grandson to Build Floating Libertarian Nation
How the political ideals of the most influential economist of his generation became a movement for free-floating man-made island nations in the hands of his grandson, director of the Seasteading Institute.
Today in Chicago Transportation Ideas: Bus Rapid Transit and an Apps Contest
The Metropolitan Planning Council suggests a much more ambitious (and expensive) version of ultra-express buses than the CTA plans to roll out in the next couple years. Plus: a chance to build, or at least judge, computer apps for Chicagoans.