Why Are There So Many Amish People in Union Station? Answered by Edward Robert McClelland The answer is part belief system, part geography. Read more
Ranking the Big Ten College Towns By Edward Robert McClelland Madison, Wisconsin, is an easy No. 1. Read more
Some of the Best Pro Athletes to Hail From the Chicago Area By Edward Robert McClelland The Chicago area has produced more professional athletes than any city in the U.S. — a total of 1,061. Read more
Mr. T in Lake Forest and Woodward in Wheaton: Famous Folks Who Lived in the Burbs By Edward Robert McClelland Wherever you live in the Chicago area, someone famous once lived there, too. Read more
Disney in Hermosa and Common in Calumet: A Few Famous Folks Who Lived Here By Edward Robert McClelland A list of the best known — or at least the most interesting — people to have inhabited our neighborhoods. Read more
It’s Time for Biden to Make Room for Another Candidate By Edward Robert McClelland A Washington Post poll found a “generic Democrat” beats Trump 48-40. It's a perfect opportunity for the likes of California Governor Gavin Newsom or our own Governor J.B. Pritzker. Read more
Is Illinois Trampling Free Speech to Protect Free Choice? By Edward Robert McClelland A new state law cracks down on deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers, but a legal challenge claims Illinois is violating free speech. Read more
Is “Sweet Home Chicago” Actually About Chicago? Answered by Edward Robert McClelland Robert Johnson probably had not visited Chicago when he recorded what became our city’s unofficial anthem in 1936. Read more
Our Neighbor to the East Births Unexceptional VPs By Edward Robert McClelland Imagine if Lincoln had remained in his boyhood home of Indiana — which proudly calls itself the “Mother of Vice Presidents.” Read more
