There are plenty of tested ideas out there, developed in Chicago and elsewhere, looking for champions—and a White House that definitely likes to talk about the problem they've been developed to solve. Read more
But the journalist and Chicago-area native wholly disagrees. Here, he talks about how he and the franchise got used to decades of suffering, and what happens now that the curse has been broken. Read more
Lena Soderberg's centerfold shoot in November 1972 (the magazine's best-selling issue ever) became the Lena test image, coded into the DNA of the web. Read more
Last year's champions are finally showing that they can repeat. But they're entering the playoffs with a weakness where their opponents look strong. Read more
OK, so the White Sox's catcher is only a league-average hitter. But the way he gets there (by being excellent at some things, and truly terrible at others) is fascinating. Read more
We know why it's unpopular, and we know how best to sell it to the public (even if that didn't happen in Cook County). We don't know nearly as much about their effects on health. Read more
As Plan Bs go, it's not bad—a healthy percentage of the city's workforce consists of Illinois residents, so the state could get a few thousand jobs for its residents at presumably zero cost. Read more
For decades, economists at the university have argued against antitrust law. The current generation is realizing things may have gone too far. Read more
