Glitter and Glue
A truth and reconciliation commission worked in South Africa. Could it in Chicago — or would it be purely performance?
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The Precedent for Cutting Off the Loop
Cordons of entire neighborhoods have happened before, but this week’s was unusually swift and in response to comparatively small-scale disorder.
When a Riot Takes Downtown
In the formulation of Chicago as two cities, it is believed by some that crime is simply confined elsewhere. But the Mag Mile looting suggests those barriers were never so real to begin with.
Could Madigan's Presence Kill the Fair Tax?
The speaker helped saddle his party with a flat income tax at the 1970 constitutional convention. Now, the stench of scandal coming off him could dash Democrats’ hopes of reversing it.
Completely True Tales from an Alderman’s Office
A dog on the roof, a horse in the garage, and Divvy bikes, oh my! A writer fondly recounts her time in the ward room.
What I Learned at the Revolution
As violent clashes between police and protesters convulsed the city, a former Marine, now a freelance journalist, headed downtown to witness history in the making. Here is his front-line chronicle.
Maria Pappas
The Cook County treasurer, 70, on how wealth doesn’t impress her, her wild youth, and preserving her aura
Can the Center Hold? Lightfoot Sure Hopes So.
For the beleaguered mayor, the middle road is also the path of most resistance.
Lightfoot Was Never a Police Reformer
With Rahm Emanuel as her sole opponent, she denounced a “militarized response” to crime. Last week, she called in the National Guard.
Timuel Black: “With King, We Knew Who We Were Following”
The historian and activist, 101, on the George Floyd protests, marching with MLK, and a new generation of demonstrators