While the Wisconsin collective-bargaining bill winds its way through the courts, Indiana Democrats return from Urbana to their state after having won substantial concessions from the state GOP. Read more
If you look at where fantasy baseball managers are drafting Cubs players, the wisdom of the crowds suggests they're in for a rough year. But it's not all bad news: the zeitgeist is pretty high on youngsters Starlin Castro, Geovany Soto, and Carlos Marmol. Read more
In like a lion, out like a lamb? We’ll find out this weekend, as March comes to a close. One of the best places to get outside and investigate lies about three hours north in southeastern Wisconsin: the 32,000-acre Horicon Marsh... Read more
On Saturday night, our photographer ventured over to 694 Wine & Spirits, the River West spot formerly known as Juicy Wine Company and a little piece of which our resident nightlife guru took home with her—in the form of bacon perfume—following a recent visit... Read more
List Price: $829,000 Sale Price: Not available The Property: Roger Keats, the Republican candidate who lost last fall’s election for president of the Cook County Board, has pronounced himself sick of corruption in Illinois and sold his Wilmette home to move to Texas... Read more
Our neighbors to the north remain embroiled in political controversy, and after a couple months it's just starting to get strange: FOIA fun, false-flag operations, and the aptly named Randy Hopper Read more
A giant model of the Mississippi, in which Chicago plays a resonant role; an essay on infantile anorexia, or what happens when you are born without hunger; and more. Read more
Cuahutémoc “Témoc” Morfin is making his second run at unseating incumbent Danny Solis in the 25th Ward, which encompasses parts of the Near West Side—Pilsen, Chinatown, University Village, Little Italy and Tri-Taylor. Morfin, 39, who also challenged Solis in 2007, managed to force the 61-year-old alderman into a runoff... Read more
