Don't Ask Walgreens For a Pap Smear
The latest challenges to abortion laws and abortion providers: from the subtle in Illinois, to the tragic in Indiana, to the absurd… at your local Walgreens.
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Annals of Interruption: CeaseFire's Ancestor
The violence-prevention program known as CeaseFire has earned a lot of national attention, from a new documentary by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James to a New York Times Magazine profile. But its model of street-level, ear-to-the-ground has a much earlier Chicago precedent in the Commission on Human Relations.
In the Potential Future News: O'Hare Bullet Train, the Future Head of Chicago Public Schools
New news about recent news, as Mayor Daley continues to doggedly pursue his long-held dream of an ORD express train, and another name gets added to the mix of rumored CPS chiefs.
Can Any Republican Beat Barack Obama?
As Barack Obama prepares to launch his fundraising campaign for the 2012 election with a goal of one billion dollars, it’s time to start looking at his competition. Oh, and Donald Trump.
Is Wal-Mart a Raw Deal for Chicago? Or Is Chicago a Raw Deal for Wal-Mart?
The latest drama in the slow, tense Walmartization of Chicago is the bankruptcy of Broadway Consolidated, the minority-owned contractor that built the Austin big box. Here’s why the city’s economic and racial history makes Chicago fertile ground for Wal-Mart, and tough for its opponents.
Garrido Decides Against Recount in the 45th, but Is 'Contemplating' Suing SEIU
After conferring with his lawyers, John Garrido told me in a telephone conversation this morning that he has decided against a recount in his razor-thin loss to John Arena in 45th Ward runoff. Although he says he suspects irregularities, Garrido has no proof yet—the Board of Elections has not yet released details—and the deadline for filing for a recount is…
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1990-91 Chicago Bulls: Where Are They Now?
An update on the players, coaches, and others quoted in our story
Inside the Start of the Chicago Bulls' Championship Run
BOUND FOR GLORY: An oral history of how Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and the rest of the 1991 NBA champs learned to play together and started the greatest pro sports dynasty the town has ever seen
The Madison Method: Chicago-Style Voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Or Not
The latest from Wisconsin is suspicion that the Chicago Way of Voting might have inflated vote totals in Republican-leaning Waukesha County. Or it could just be operator error.