A look at private equity versus job creation and destruction; the role of debt in Mitt's career and the 2012 election; and how I could have saved him a bundle by telling him about the uncanny valley. Read more
As aldermen Ed Burke and Brendan Reilly propose that CPL employees forego a scheduled raise to keep the libraries open six days a week, here's a look at public library salaries in context. Read more
The Brand Brewing building, the "To Be Demolished" photo project, a Charles M. Palmer building on South Michigan, and more news from the streets. Read more
The mayor, and the public, want safer streets. Cab drivers want higher fares. Can we come to a solution by the time the NATO and G8 summits come to Chicago? Read more
Research by a University of Chicago economist makes a connection between household debt and unemployment, an important piece in the puzzle of the Great Recession. Read more
The Columbian Exposition's slept-on sequel disappeared as quickly as it arrived (except for the tribute to fascism), depriving the city of a more colorful alternate architectural history. Read more
A year after taking the job—and a couple months after being semi-demoted from the day-to-day tasks of the job—the youngest Daley brother steps down from Rahm Emanuel's old job. Read more
The little slate-colored birds are one of the great pleasures of snowy winter days by the window—and as game theorists, fine examples of Pareto-optimal efficiency. Read more
