Single-room-occupancy hotels have long been a political and economic hot potato in Chicago. The remaining few are closing as the dream of a swinging, gentrified Uptown nears its second century. Read more
The staff of Chicago magazine is seeing Shakespeare at Navy Pier, visiting the Skokie Lagoons, and stuffing our faces at the farmer's market. Read more
Poverty has long been defined by family dynamics. But a recent revisiting of a 1960s study shows neighborhood dynamics to be as dominant a factor. Read more
