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.
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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
Can a Tornado Hit Downtown Chicago?
Apparently a lot of people believe that tornadoes can’t strike big cities, or at least the downtown area. It’s a little more than an old wives’ tale, but a lot less than the truth.
Friday Favorites: The Awesome Foundation Comes to Chicago
Plus: Chicago house duo Virgo Four, crime and the Plan for Transformation, some David Foster Wallace-related reading, Chicago’s royal wedding, and more.
More Future In England's Dreaming
I’m not saying the royals will always be with us. But apparently we’ll have them to kick around for awhile, if not as God’s chosen rich people, then as a 21st century brand. At least it’s not as unavoidable as it was in Chicago circa 1959.
British Consul General Hosts Official Chicago Royal Wedding Party
As royal wedding fanatics counted down the final hours before Prince William and Kate Middleton’s walk down the aisle, the happy couple was toasted in the Chicago home of British Consul General Robert Chatterton Dickson at a party that merged English pomp (ladies in hats; men in ties and tails) with Midwestern circumstance (coffee mugs immortalizing the…
Ted Fujita, Chicago's Mr. Tornado, and the Super Outbreak of 1974
In the wake of yesterday’s massive tornado outbreak, the deadliest in almost 40 years, a look back at the career of Ted Fujita and the lessons he learned from the Super Outbreak of 1974… and before that, the bombing of Japan.
Rahm Emanuel's Wife, Amy Rule, Scores the Better Table at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is scheduled to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this Saturday, but it’s his wife, Amy Rule, who will be sitting at the better table during the annual event…
How Close Do You Live and Work to the Chicago El?
A map shows the distribution of el stops throughout the city, revealing where’s a short walk, and where’s a long haul, to the city’s public-transportation arteries.