How the Bulls' Derrick Rose Went from Good to Great
THE TIPPING POINT: This season the soft-spoken Chicago native has blossomed into one of the most dazzling basketball players on the planet. Here’s how he did it
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Friday Favorites: Brent Morel, Chicago Whales Gear, Aldermanic Runoffs
Some things to get you through the weekend, like Ben Joravsky’s guide to aldermanic runoffs, the Trib’s guide to Chicago sandwiches, tours of Miller House, and more.
This Week in Investigations
It’s been a quiet couple months for city and state politics, but things are starting to get interesting: two federal investigations, rumblings from Michael Madigan about the pre-paid college tuition program, and the city inspector general’s report on truck drivers.
Jeanne Gang Talks Architecture at Stop Smiling
The local starchtect discusses “Reveal,” the new monograph about Studio Gang, as the Gang-designed Ford Calumet Environmental Center hangs in the balance. Alternately, Lisa Madigan appears on the Interview Show tonight at the Hideout.
Toxic Lead in Pilsen—and Just Days Before the Solis-Morfin Runoff
The front-page story in the Chicago Tribune today about toxic lead found in Pilsen has to strike fear into the hearts of the neighborhood’s parents. And it can’t be good news for 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis, either, as he is caught in a runoff with activist Cuahutémoc “Témoc” Morfin. Tribune reporter Michael Hawthorne writes that a monitor placed…
The Wisdom of Coaches
Top local coaches—from Ozzie Guillen and Tom Thibodeau to Oliver Purnell and Kelly Amonte Hiller—reveal sacred truths about perseverance, motivation, the importance of hard work, the value of failure, and more
A Cabrini-Green Omnibus
Cabrini-Green passes into history today, bringing the project to an end, but not its story. As the Plan for Transformation continues and with it a new era of public policy, here are a few leaves from Cabrini-Green’s history.
2011 Green Awards
For our fifth annual eco-awards, we assembled a class of locals who are building a cleaner future by channeling the past.
2011 Green Awards: Nathan Kipnis
THE THOUGHTFUL DESIGNER // architect
2011 Green Awards: Dan Rosenthal and Ina Pinkney
THE ARTFUL FORAGERS // restaurateurs