Anthony Rizzo Debuts Tonight: Get Excited, But Not Too Excited

By Whet Moser

After a strong 2011 in the Pacific Coast League, Anthony Rizzo disappointed in his first 50 big-league games. But after returning to the minors, this time as a Cub, Rizzo started the season even better... and he has a friendly new park in which to try again. Read more

Chicago Pensions: The Pressure of Boomers and Retirements

By Whet Moser

Retiring teachers puts a lot of pressure on Chicago's biggest retirement fund, which has declined from 100-percent funded at the beginning of last decade to the end. And there are a lot more teachers planning to retire soon. Read more

White Sox Complete Semi-Depressing Trade For Kevin Youkilis, Improve Worst Position In Baseball

By Whet Moser

The White Sox picked up a three-time All Star for a negligible amount of money and some spare parts, mostly in return for giving the Red Sox the future right to not have Kevin Youkilis. He's no longer the fearsome hitter of the Red Sox's championship teams, but the Greek God of Walks will be an improvement over the White Sox's league-worst third basemen. Read more

Mayor Daley Does 'What's My Line?'

By Whet Moser

Rahm Emanuel's forthcoming appearance on the new Dick Wolf serial is hardly the first network cameo by a Chicago mayor—Richard J. Daley lent his presence to CBS's guessing game in his first year. Read more

Could Chicago Legalize Marijuana? Not Really.

By Whet Moser

The marijuana-decriminalization ordinance has some people worried (and some pleased) that it's a slippery slope to legalization. Don't wait up. Read more

Franklin Zimring: Winning the War on Drug Violence Without Winning the War on Drugs

By Whet Moser

New York City has had no success in decreasing illegal-drug use over the past couple decades, but violence associated with drugs has dropped dramatically. A Berkeley (and ex-U. of C.) law prof talks about the implications. Read more

The Chicago Drug Trade, Then and Now

By Whet Moser

How Chicago went from a general tolerance of drug use as a "private concern," to the proto-Hamsterdam of the Levee District, to the open-air south- and west-side drug markets we see today. Read more

RIP LeRoy Neiman, the Pop George Bellows of Big-Time American Sports

By Whet Moser

The court painter to America's athletic royalty, Hugh Hefner's bon vivant in residence, and a legendary graduate of the School of the Art Institute, passes away at the age of 91. Read more

Why Does McDonald's Food Look Different in Advertising Than It Does In the Store?

By Whet Moser

The difference between making the sausage and making the sausage look pretty is a food stylist, a photographer, and a photo editor who has an eye for things like the angle of the curve of the melted cheese. Read more

The Miami Heat and the Timely Aging of Dwyane Wade

By Whet Moser

The hometown hero, who traded supremacy with LeBron James and Chris Bosh throughout their ultimately unsuccessful run to the playoffs last year, has ceded leadership of the team to his younger teammate. And it's made them a better team, and the likely champions this year. Read more

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