How the Harlem Globetrotters Were Born in Chicago
The five Black basketball players hailed from the South Side, and they were managed by a 5-foot-3 North Side Jewish guy.
All Stories
50 Years Ago, Female Bartenders Became Legal in Chicago
A cringeworthy court transcript sheds light on a long-held bastion of sexism in the city.
20 Very Bad Chicago Media Gaffes
Including at least three instances of journalists pretending to be homeless or disabled
10 things you might not know about excuses
Excuses, excuses. Roseanne Barr blamed the drug Ambien for a racist tweet she wrote about Valerie Jarrett that caused Barr to lose her show. And President Donald Trump says he’s...
10 things you might not know about drivers
Saudi Arabia has finally agreed to let women drive cars, but some female activists pushing to end the ban may not get the opportunity because they were arrested this month...
10 things you might not know about shoes
The shoes Michael Jackson wore when he first did the moonwalk onstage are up for auction. And Kanye West is getting blowback for the "rough draft" of his new Yeezy...
10 things you might not know about Robert Mueller
The special counsel who is investigating connections between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign is known as a straight arrow — “a high Protestant with a locked jaw, blue blazer...
Trump, Biden and 5 other pols who talked about punching people
After former Vice President Joe Biden said he would “beat the hell out of” President Donald Trump if they were in high school, Trump wrote in a tweet Thursday that...
Take 5 minutes, read this and you’ll understand the whole Trump-Russia controversy
Don’t feel bad if you’re mystified by what’s going on with the Trump-Russia investigations. There’s a blizzard of misinformation out there. But if you read this, which will be updated...
10 things you might not know about spies
As Jennifer Lawrence portrays a Russian spy in the new film “Red Sparrow,” the very real Robert Mueller investigation is shedding light on Russian dirty tricks and espionage during the...