The Drudge Report, Flash Mobs, and Race
The Chicago “flash mobs” catch the traffic-driving eye of the Drudge Report, leading to a possible multiplying effect… and the inevitable discussions that surround crime in Chicago.
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What Were They Thinking? Chicago Psychoanalyst Arnold Goldberg on Anthony Weiner and Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Arnold Goldberg, a professor of psychiatry at Rush, discusses narcissistic personalities, the reality ego, and how Huma Abedin is Weiner’s “narcissistic object choice.”
Indianapolis: The City Without Neigborhoods
Research by Chicago-based urban planner Aaron Renn and a host of Indianapolitans results in a comprehensive neighborhood map of the city. Now they’ll have to see if it sticks.
New City of Chicago Data Sets: Employee Salaries, Traffic Counts
A new dataset released by the City of Chicago allows you to sort through all city employees by department, job title, and salary. Plus: a map of the city’s traffic count shows where the most cars pass by every day.
The File on Citadel’s Ken Griffin
He’s the billionaire founder of the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel. He’s also a philanthropist, a political player, a benefactor of the arts—and a person with a penchant for privacy. So who exactly is Kenneth Cordele Griffin? We scoured public documents, financial records, and other sources to come up with the answer
A Brief History of Flash Mobs and Chicago Beach Violence
Chicago’s beaches have historically been at the intersection of violence, race, class, and hot weather. Though the technology has changed: social media used to be a bugle. (Seriously.)
Vice President Mitch Daniels?
A conversation with his wife, Cheri, about whether he’d accept the nomination… and about the similarly grueling life choice of being a Cubs fan.
The Groupon IPO: Burn Rates and Bubbles
Groupon peels back the curtain with its S-1 filing, in advance of its eagerly awaited IPO. So why is everyone talking about moats and “adjusted CSOI”?
Singles 2011: Videos
The singles tell us their dream dinner dates, discuss their dream jobs, reveal the coolest places they’ve visited, and more
GTCR’s Bruce Rauner Talks Investments
WHAT I WAS THINKING: The private equity firm chair on his biggest winner, biggest dry hole, and more