Alex Kotlowitz, our inaugural writer-in-residence, tells the story of Eddie Bocanegra, one of the characters in the new documentary The Interrupters, and discusses the effects of violence on individuals and communities.
Chicago’s fingerprints are all over the world’s tallest building, scheduled to completed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2017. Here’s hoping it doesn’t portend another financial disaster.
Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer rules that Richard M. Daley can be the subject of a civil lawsuit on the basis of his role—as mayor—in the Burge scandal. It might lead to a deposition… but the opening for anything more is very narrow.
Read our post about this new blog and its inaugural writer-in-residence, Alex Kotlowitz, here.
A short-lived 1960s-era program that transported street-smart Chicago Vice Lords to the hallowed halls of the Ivy League school has been largely forgotten—except by those who volunteered for the ride
A straight-edge Chicago wrestler grapples with kayfabe; Bruce Mau tackles the empire; Roger Ebert reviews “The Interrupters”; grain elevators and constitutional law; and more
Chicagomag.com’s first writer-in-residence on race, Vivian Meier, stick-up men, exchanging letters with his father, and more.
Who won Wisconsin last night? The GOP retained four of six seats, meaning… no one’s really sure. Tune in next week for the Democratic recalls! And perhaps next year, for Gov. Scott Walker himself.
One of the most prominent restaurant critics in the country insists that you tip 20 percent at all times, which comes as a shock to some. When did 20 percent become expected? Earlier, it seems, than I thought.
With the United States Postal Service losing $8.5 billion last year, some 3,653 post offices nationwide (out of 31,871) are being reviewed for possible closing. Illinois carries the dubious distinction of having the most potential closures—176. Chicago gets whacked with the possible closing of 12 stations, and all of them sit in the congressional districts of either Danny Davis or Bobby Rush…
