Five Things: Chicago’s Country Roots
Mark Guarino’s new book, Country and Midwestern, looks back at when our city was a country music capital. Here’s what we learned.
Custom Placements: Front Page Lead
Rowe v. Raoul
While we await a pivotal court ruling, here’s all you need to know about Illinois’s plan to bail on cash bail.
Lightfoot’s Legacy
Yes, she did not play well with others, but the departing mayor also curbed ward fiefdoms and boosted neglected neighborhoods.
Why Is Chicago Mail Postmarked “Carol Stream” and “South Suburban”?
Edward Robert McClelland answers your most burning questions about Chicago.
French Trip
Le Select, the glitzy new restaurant from Daniel Rose and Boka Restaurant Group, stumbles out of the gate.
Brandon Johnson Won’t Turn Chicago Into Detroit
White politicians can stop wringing their hands: Chicago’s economic diversity, political traditions, and demographic realities will keep it from following in Detroit’s footsteps.
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda at the Hawthorne Race Course
The Chicago area’s only remaining racetrack is small potatoes, but it still lets gamblers go home full of regrets.