Danny Solis, 61, and a grandfather, is running in his fifth—and least fun—election for alderman. Appointed in the 25th Ward on the Near West Side by Mayor Daley in 1996, Solis finds himself in his first runoff—against a tenacious, much younger opponent, Cuahutémoc “Témoc” Morfin, 39. (For details on the race, see my interview with Morfin. Solis is a machine stalwart…
Canis latrans remains a fascination as sightings and rescues continue in the city. After years of unsuccessfully trying to rid ourselves of coyotes, we’re learning to live with them, and them with us.
While the Wisconsin collective-bargaining bill winds its way through the courts, Indiana Democrats return from Urbana to their state after having won substantial concessions from the state GOP.
Our neighbors to the north remain embroiled in political controversy, and after a couple months it’s just starting to get strange: FOIA fun, false-flag operations, and the aptly named Randy Hopper
A giant model of the Mississippi, in which Chicago plays a resonant role; an essay on infantile anorexia, or what happens when you are born without hunger; and more.
Cuahutémoc “Témoc” Morfin is making his second run at unseating incumbent Danny Solis in the 25th Ward, which encompasses parts of the Near West Side—Pilsen, Chinatown, University Village, Little Italy and Tri-Taylor. Morfin, 39, who also challenged Solis in 2007, managed to force the 61-year-old alderman into a runoff…
Pictures of Detroit’s beleaguered neighborhoods and crumbling buildings are guaranteed web-traffic boosters, and now there’s a lavish coffee-table book devoted to them. How are pictures of decrepit infrastructure competing with celebrity gossip?
Another Chicago coyote was rescued this week, this one from Lincoln Park, and it’s bound for Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation. What happens when wild animals go to rehab?
Today the Tribune reported that the Teachers Retirement System, the pension fund that encompasses the state’s public school teachers outside of Chicago, is facing its “deepest financial hole in 20 years.” But when it comes to pensions, there’s no simple measure for “deep” and no good definition of “hole.” Here’s a look at the TRS and its long history of crisis.
"’The First Lady looked stunning, as always, as she stepped down the jet in a textured frock along with her husband and her two daughters,’ her mother, and the nanny," Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday on his radio show, reading from an article he called "pathetic." The words "her mother, and the nanny," were added by the talk-show host—they were not in the story from which he quoted…
