The Last Fight of Wilfred Benítez
Once the pride of Puerto Rico, the ailing boxing great is now fully dependent on the sister who watches over him in their Humboldt Park apartment.
Custom Placements: City Life Lead
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 6
Rita’s belongings hit the auction block — including her beloved champion horse.
Maybe the Midwest Is a State of Mind
A new poll shows that plenty of people in states that are rarely identified as the Midwest consider themselves Midwesterners.
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 5
“It doesn’t appear that Rita Crundwell had a conscience at all.”
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 4
In this episode, we learn how a fellow Dixon city worker notices Rita Crundwell’s secret bank account, alerts the mayor — and soon the FBI comes a-knocking.
Suite Life
At a whopping $25K a night, the sprawling presidential suite at the new St. Regis might be the priciest hotel room in town. But is it the bougiest? Let’s compare.
Watching the Marathon at the 8-mile Marker
From our vantage point in Lake View of the historic race, we saw the fastest, the slowest, and every costumed runner in between.
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 3
This week, we find Rita’s horse show community speculating: How did she have such endless funds?
Listen Early: Crooked City Episode 2
In this week’s episode, we take a look back at a young Rita Crundwell and what youthful feelings could conceivably be at the root of her crimes.