A surge in Latino births produced a tremendous shift in the demographics of Chicago toddlers, portending substantial policy and political changes to come. Read more
List Price: $2.25 million Sale Price: $1.95 million The Property: Robert Parrillo, a Chicago lawyer who was part of the investor team that in 2009 rescued the Chicago Sun-Times from bankruptcy, has sold a four-bedroom condo at the Park Newberry and is moving to the highest residential floor of the luxe Elysian... Read more
Nice Cream, one of my favorite local food makers, runs into a licensing issue with the state even after having operated without problems for a couple years in the city. Looks like it's time for another tweak to the food laws. Read more
The CPS just released its proposed 2012 budget, and it's facing revenue and expenditure problems. Here's what you need to know before next week's public hearings, and this month's vote. Read more
How a Chicago tombstone-maker's wooden toy set inspired one of the great computer scientists of our time, and how Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel resulted in the invention of Lincoln Logs... by his son. Read more
As area physicians and legislators grapple with the long-term impacts of concussions, one Northwestern doctor admits much of it remains mysterious Read more
