Chicago’s recent shootings make headlines nationally, Sports Illustrated catches up with Mr. Cub, Chicago magazine publishes its annual Best list, and more. Read more
See how the new CPS budget will hit schools, go behind the scenes of the new Ebert documentary, learn what happened to all the state’s monarch butterflies, and more. Read more
The city's trying to get drivers to stop at crosswalks with tickets and signs. Until it can, pedestrians will have to rely on their own signs. Read more
The U.S. team is unlikely to break through this afternoon to the quarterfinals. But either way, the U.S. seems likely, at last, to have a role in the beautiful, global game. Read more
