10 Stories You Should Read Right Now
Decision time for the Obama Center, R. Kelly and the damage done, and the South Side’s Green New Deal.
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Lisa Madigan
The former state attorney general, 52, on her famous father, ego’s role in politics, and dance as de-stresser
100 Years Ago, Illinois Was First to Ratify National Women’s Suffrage
That would be thanks to Frances Willard, an Evanston teetotaler who tied the issue up in the temperance movement.
Burke’s Loss Is Lightfoot's Gain
The mayor’s crusade to oust the disgraced alderman is long overdue, but in another light, it looks like a power grab.
A New Documentary Brings the Laquan McDonald Shooting Into Focus
While Chicago followed the Van Dyke trial proceedings with bated breath, director Richard Rowley was there catching the whole thing on camera.
U. of C.’s Grad Students Are Striking
The action is part of a series of recent clashes between Chicago universities and their grad students.
10 Irresistible Stories to Read Right Now
Southern Illinois’s fight for coal, Chicago’s forgotten house venues, a disgraced chef’s shot at redemption, and more brain fodder.
Why Downstate Fights for Coal
It’s a $100,000 a year job — in a region where the median home price is $87,000.
A New Book Traces 50 Years of Policing in Chicago
Occupied Territory examines the turbulent history between the CPD and black Chicagoans.
Can Lightfoot Deliver the Goods?
She ran on a platform of leveling the playing field in an increasingly unequal city. Can an American mayor really do such a thing?