Big Players Place Big Bets on Sports Gambling in Illinois
Casinos, a racetrack, and major sports teams are all trying to cash in on Illinois’s $5 billion a year sports betting habit.
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A (Pre-Bulls) History of Pro Basketball Flops in Illinois
As former Tribune sportswriter Robert Logan once wrote, “Chicago, it has been said, just isn’t a basketball town.” (This was before Michael Jordan, of course.)
The Big Number: Top Aldermanic Salary
$130K Ald. Raymond Lopez is nicknamed Showpez for his grandstanding style. Most Chicagoans probably appreciated the show Lopez made of turning down the City Council’s latest pay increase, which raises the top aldermanic salary to $130,000. “How can anyone who continued making 6 figures during the most tumultuous time in recent history justify a 5.5% … Read more
Hermene Hartman’s Gut Keeps Getting Smarter
The N’Digo publisher, 74, on working for Jesse Jackson, marrying interracially, and criticizing Obama.
Tending a Garden of Love in Kenwood
Theaster Gates hopes his Kenwood Gardens project brings art, food, serenity, and love to the South Side.
Donate Your Time and Money to These 10 Chicago Nonprofits
Where to spread your generosity this holiday season.
A Whole World on One Chicago Street
West Rogers Park is the most diverse tract in Chicago, and the variety of religious institutions located on just a few blocks of Devon Avenue illustrate as much.
Tennis Thrives on the South Side
The sport is making its triumphant return to Chicago thanks to XS Tennis, a 13-acre campus with 15 outdoor courts.
Lakefront Dwellers Await a Plan as Beaches Disappear
On the edges of the city, the Chicago Department of Transportation dumped riprap as a temporary emergency fix to stem the rising water. But will that hold until 2028 or later?
The Great Chicago Fire, As Told By Those Who Lived Through It
As the city marks the 150th anniversary of the defining event, ROBERT LOERZEL mines the archival record to offer a compelling portrait of what it was like to live through those disastrous days.