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In Defense of the Libs

May 20, 2025May 13, 2025 by Lynette Smith
Kevin M. Schultz

With his new book, Kevin M. Schultz reclaims the “grand centrist philosophy” of American life.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags News, News & Politics, Vox

The TikTok Candidate

May 14, 2025May 5, 2025 by Lynette Smith
A photo illustration of Kat Abughazaleh holding a "Vote Kat" sign and taking a selfie in front of ‘Cloud Gate’

Influencer Kat Abughazaleh is getting national buzz for her run for Congress. But how well does she know the district she’d represent? We quizzed her.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags News & Politics

Is a Pritzker Endorsement Enough?

April 29, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

Juliana Stratton received nods from both JB and Senator Duckworth, but the lieutenant governorship offers few opportunities to build a political record.

Categories News & Issues Tags News, News & Politics

Doors Closing

May 7, 2025April 21, 2025 by Chicago Magazine

With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the L is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life, Long Reads, News, News & Politics

A History of Violence

April 22, 2025April 16, 2025 by Lynette Smith
Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig questions everything you thought you knew about shootings.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life, News & Politics, Vox

“It’s My Turn on the Line”

May 6, 2025April 15, 2025 by Chicago Magazine

In an exclusive interview, Senator Tammy Duckworth laments the lack of resistance to Trump and describes her rescue in Iraq as a “gift.”

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags News, News & Politics

Hands Off, Indiana

April 17, 2025April 7, 2025 by Lynette Smith
An illustration of Illinoisans and a bear being lured by a hand holding a jar of honey.

Our neighbor to the east is trying to annex downstate counties and, worse, lure the Bears, whom we’d actually miss.

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The Awakening

April 8, 2025March 25, 2025 by Chicago Magazine

This adapted excerpt from Karen Lewis’s posthumous new memoir recounts the transformation of the Chicago Teachers Union into a disrupter of the status quo.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Long Reads, News, News & Politics

How Much Sanctuary Can Chicago Really Offer?

March 26, 2025March 10, 2025 by Lynette Smith
Illustration of giant ICE agents searching city buildings in Chicago

Despite Chicago’s determination to protect immigrants from Trump’s deportation efforts, the city is limited in what it can do.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags News, News & Politics

The Great AI Art Heist

March 31, 2025March 4, 2025 by Chicago Magazine

A lab at the University of Chicago is protecting artists from theft by a new adversary: the machines.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Long Reads, News, News & Politics
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