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The Brief, Bold Life of a Forgotten Chicago Daredevil

Jimmy Terry was always itching to top his last stunt. Before his untimely demise, Chicago was the playground for his most jaw-dropping antics.

Latest

When COVID Came to Cook County Jail

At the peak of the pandemic, the crowded city within a city became a top hot spot. Facing cases on a mass scale, officials and doctors had to leap into action without a playbook. This is the story of how they beat back the outbreak — and how close they came to catastrophe.

Madigan Will Win Bigger Than Ever in November

Madigan may be an atavism from an ancient era of Machine politics, but our modern Red vs. Blue era is making him more powerful than ever.

An Unpopular Fix for Chicago’s COVID Budget Problem

In a moment when people are spending and earning less, we’re taxing all the wrong things.

Sponsor Content

Sponsored by Norweta

Adult Ed Classes for the Endlessly Curious

These 33 adult education classes will teach you skills you can use for the rest of your life.

Why Rahm Can’t Shake Reaganism

Emanuel’s first big win, as Bill Clinton’s finance director, was as a moderate. Caution, not courage, is part of his political DNA.

What Makes Willie Run?

Willie Wilson has taken on mayors and presidents. He’s been called a savior of the Black community and a charlatan. Now, as he embarks on another wildcard political campaign — to take down Senator Dick Durbin — allies and enemies alike are asking: Does he really think he can win?

Are People Really Leaving Downtown?

Ald. Brian Hopkins warned of a mass exodus following looting on Michigan Avenue. But will it take more for people to flee the utopia built by Mayors Emanuel and M. Daley?

What COVID Nurses Know

The firsthand stories of these front-line professionals starkly reveal the human toll of the pandemic, and the everyday heroism required to conquer it.

Jim Thompson’s Height Cost Andy Shaw a Tribune Internship

And other remembrances from the veteran Chicago political reporter

What the Heck Is Happening at Salt Creek Dam?

Environmentalists want to improve biodiversity in Oak Brook. A historic mill is trying to stop them.

Could a Truth and Reconciliation Commission Heal Chicago?

It worked in South Africa. Would it be purely performance here?

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.

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