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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.
Tim Johnson on the Redistricting Map, the Debt Ceiling, Ron Paul, and More
The issue of redistricting congressional maps is back in the news, with the League of Women Voters of Illinois filing a lawsuit on Tuesday claiming that the new maps are unconstitutional. In July, 11 of 12 members of Illinois’s GOP delegation filed a federal suit challenging the new map. Congressman Tim Johnson, of the 15th District, was the sole Republican lawmaker not to join in the lawsuit. “I’m too busy serving my constituents…
The Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse: Why Regulations and Meteorology Matter
The Weather Channel offers a blistering defense of God from Gov. Mitch Daniels, and the Indianapolis Star delves into how scaffolding regulated… and how it isn’t.
Did Joe Biden Compare Republicans to Terrorists? And Does it Matter?
The president gets cornered by a Tea Party activist, and Joe Biden’s alleged remarks are news once again. Fortunately, there’s better rhetoric that both parties seem to agree on.