The legendary writer has some four decades more familiarity with the legendary dive bar, but I can at least vouch for its singular jukebox, arguably the best in Chicago. Read more
On the day his wife Sandi was charged with filing incorrect tax information, Jesse Jr. was charged with misusing campaign funds... and spending them on Bruce Lee, Michael Jackson, and Eddie Van Halen memorabilia, among other things. Read more
If you're new to the story, or wanting to see what people are writing, reporting, and thinking now about Chicago's violence and homicide problem, these five pieces are excellent. Read more
With one Republican crossing the aisle and three Democrats voting no, the bill moves to the Senate. Will good manners suffer and florists shut their doors if it passes? Read more
The Galesburg-born engineer built a marvel and a massive hit at the Columbian Exposition, but it wasn't enough to outearn the dancing girls of Cairo. Plus: the secret best engineering miracle of the Fair. Read more
The Florida senator got mocked for playing up his "working class neighborhood," in which he owns an expensive house. But... he's got a point. Read more
The president garnered praise and tears for his call on a gun control vote. But the most significant passage for the future of the policies he wants now had to do with education in its earliest form. Read more
State of the Union speeches have gotten "dumber," according to one analysis. Blame Abraham Lincoln, whose soaring rhetoric was a departure from Treasury numbers and fur-seal treaties. Read more
Since the early 1990s, teen births have been in substantial decline. The pill is synonymous with birth control and EC gets lots of attention, but that era coincided with the availability of new, easier-to-use forms adopted by at-risk teens. Read more
