Tarzan, the inventor of the nylon bathing suit, a co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the first women’s gold medalist in the 100 meter sprint are among the best athletes the city has ever produced.
With Arlington scheduled to close, the last track standing is betting a new model will bring new bettors to an old sport.
Since the 1980s, what the country thinks of as suburbia looks a lot like the well-off northern suburbs of Chicago.
Inequality of income and safety has increased precipitously over the past few decades, driving the city’s Black population down—and back to the South.
Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown set the ERA mark to beat in the National League (and won a couple World Series).
She’s helped rebuild the lives of scores of sexual exploitation victims. Now a new memoir from activist Brenda Myers-Powell reveals that her strength lies in having endured the unimaginable herself.
Out of 100 major world cities, Chicago “exhibits the closest approximation of a single perfect grid.” It’s not quite the City of Light, but it befits our city.
This year, the pleasures of the season are that much sweeter. Make a lip-smacking potato salad, party on a boat, and stuff your face with soft serve. You’ve earned it!
