10,500 Pounds of Chicago Street Signs, Cheap!
Got a bunch of room? Have a need for aluminum rectangles? The City of Chicago is auctioning off street, bus, and tow zone signs in mass. One really, really big mass.
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Miley Cyrus's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the Joys of Amateurism
The viral video du jour is an unfortunate Nirvana cover by Billy Ray’s famous offspring. But it’s fortunate as well: I learn as much about art when it fails as when it succeeds. When it does both, it’s doubly interesting.
New Pill Offers Alternative for Skin Cancer Care
THE SKIN GAME: Despite a promising new treatment for basal cell carcinomas, doctors still warn against too much sun. An update on skin cancer care—and some advice about prevention
In the Situation Room with Obama, Bill Daley Dressed for the Occasion
One powerful photo of a Sunday afternoon scene in the White House Situation Room dominated the news yesterday. Captured by White House photographer Pete Souza, the image shows the president, vice president, and Obama’s national security team gazing off-camera at video feed of the bloody mission to kill Osama bin Laden. But it was Obama’s Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, who…
How Bad Has Chicago's Spring Weather Been?
An attempt to give a quantifiable, data-based answer a well-worn but extremely important question, especially to all Chicagoans: so how about this weather we’ve been having lately? (Hint: it’s as bad as you think.)
Bloomberg Says Send Immigrants to Detroit; Miguel Del Valle, ICIRR Respond
Sunday on Meet the Press, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a suggestion about how to revitalize the economy—let in all immigrants who want to come here but require that they live in Detroit for five to ten years. Bloomberg explained that dispatching immigrants directly to Detroit would solve two problems simultaneously: energize the economy and…
Meet Garry McCarthy, Chicago's New Top Cop
Rahm Emanuel announced today that the head of Newark’s police department will be the next superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. There’s a lot that’s familiar: experience with technologies like Compstat and surveillance cameras, and union tensions.
The Death of Osama bin Laden: An Omnibus
How bin Laden was found and killed; the celebrations in New York and Washington; what’s next for al-Qaida and the United States; did bin Laden win or lose?; and much, much more.
Osama bin Laden's Death Satisfies Our Human Need for Vengeance
The mastermind of 9/11 is dead, and it feels damn good. Does that represent something ugly lurking deep down in our cores? Or is it just a desire for fairness that came to pass yesterday?
Laurie Schiller, the Most Successful College Coach You've Never Heard Of
BLADES OF GLORY: As the women’s fencing coach at Northwestern, the gentle 60-year-old has surpassed 1,000 wins in his career—success that puts him a cut above most other college coaches