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Visualizing CPD’s Homicide Problem
A yearlong study offers a damning indictment of the way the Chicago Police Department investigates homicides.
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Peek Onboard the Coast Guard’s Christmas Tree Ship
Since it first set sail 20 years ago, Chicago’s Christmas Ship has delivered more than 25,000 trees to low-income families.
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Candidate for IL House: Gacy Killed My Brother
Accused of using her mother’s name to pander to Latino voters, Patti Vasquez reveals how her family was devastated by the infamous killer.
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Wearable AI to Render Drummers Obsolete
A device in development at the University of Chicago nudges your muscles into the exact actions needed to keep a beat — and plenty more.
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10 Stories You Should Read Right Now
The Greek family that owns the biggest film studio in Chicago, where not to smoke weed, and an appreciation of Juice Wrld.
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The Man Who Made Illinois Politics Shady
Every time a politician collects three salaries, writes a law benefiting himself, or appoints a friend to a government job, we should remember Stephen A. Douglas.
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The Queen of Games
The messiness of real life (dog pee?) is behind each of Kim Vandenbroucke’s creations. And that’s what’s flung her to the top of a small, goofy, secretive world of game inventors.
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A Poem for Fred Hampton
On the 50th anniversary of the killing of Fred Hampton, poet Haki R. Madhubuti pays tribute to the leader of Chicago’s Black Panthers with a new work.
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Dress Up These Houseplants as Christmas Trees
You could keep buying and tossing your Tannenbaum. Or you could try a festive, easy-to-decorate plant that will weather the winter.
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Little Village Is Front and Center in New Book
Sitting down with A.K. Sandoval-Strausz, author of “Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City”
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10 Great Stories to Read Right Now
Chicagoans of the Year, a story that ended solitary confinement for schoolchildren, and big changes for the Chicago Fire
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How Old Is Too Old for Prison?
Last week, Illinois freed the Starved Rock killer at age 80. Is continuing to house prisoners his age an aid to public safety, or just a money suck?
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Shop Talk Extends Conversations from the Barber’s Chair
Held in a Pilsen barbershop, the conversation series isn’t afraid to ask tough questions.
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