The Republican senator announced his retirement with a shot across the bow against the leader of his party. He might achieve more by running for re-election—but mere rhetoric is part of the equation. Read more
Considering the proposed tax credits, along with sweeteners from the city (for both the company and city residents), is this a good deal for Illinois and Chicago? Read more
By the numbers, the Nationals should have beaten the Cubs in the NLDS. And the North Siders have played even worse against the Dodgers so far. Read more
Two researchers noticed that old bird specimens in the Field Museum were filthy with soot. And they stumbled on an accidental historical record of air-pollution levels over 150 years—and a record of how we banished thick coal smog from the Midwest. Read more
The American public isn't buying what the master salesman sold them on during the campaign, leaving him and GOP leadership in an increasingly no-win situation. Read more
The pioneer in behavioral economics looked logically and rationally at the ways people behave illogically and irrationally—and made governments and companies better able to deal with us as a result. Read more
