A Winning Argument
Patrick Collins, an unassuming assistant U.S. attorney whose pursuit of corrupt officials has made headlines, discusses his work and life.
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Long Time Coming
After Jovan Mosley was charged with a murder he says he didn’t commit, he spent nearly six years in Cook county jail just waiting for his day in court. His case highlights problems with our justice system
Breakthrough Medicine
24 techniques and treatments that are reshaping the war on disease—and the doctors and scientists spearheading those innovations
In the Shadow of Doubt
Joseph Bast seems to be one of the last people in America to doubt the danger of global warming.
Where the Boys (and Girls) Are
Thanks to everyone who posted comments and sent e-mails regarding Monday’s blog. Your feedback helps fuel future blog topics, so keep it coming. To respond to one poster’s query, “Where’s the best place to meet guys?”: I’m of the school of thought that the women follow the men, so where there are men, there are … Read more
The A+ Team
We crunched data from more than 1,700 public elementary and middle schools in the Chicago area—evaluating everything from average class size to expenditures per student to standardized test results—and picked the 115 best. We also interviewed education experts to come up with 25 private schools deserving high marks.
Lessons from Dad
The son of a prominent First Amendment scholar is now fighting his own press-rights battle against the City of Chicago
The Shootout
A former U. of C. colleague has sued Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics, for defamation in a case growing out of research on gun-control laws
Ban Wagon
No one’s quite sure what will happen when the sale of foie gras becomes illegal in August under the strictures of the city council’s ban. In search of clues, The Closer looks back at prohibitions past.
Solo Acts
We think they’re stars in their own right: meet Chicago’s cast of singles 2007, envisioned as characters from iconic films. But there’s more to these scene-stealers than pretty faces. From a top chef to an academic star to a police officer, find out who rocks out on air guitar to Rage Against the Machine, whose childhood nickname was GQ, and who has an artichoke in her pocket (nope, it’s not a pickup line).