Riddell can now wire its helmets to detect when a player has taken a dangerous hit. Amid escalating concerns about safety, this could be a game-changer. So why isn’t the NFL adopting it? Read more
It’s meant to honor those killed in a POW camp. It was created to symbolize unity. Yet, now, a symbol of a regime that espoused white supremacy is comfortably situated inside a cemetery surrounded by a black community. Read more
What was once a debate about elevating standards in higher education has become a challenge to their existence, and more broadly, an excuse to ignore even the most basic forms of propriety. Read more
Deborah Quazzo, who replaced new Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on the CPS board, is one of the big names in the growing for-profit education industry. Read more
The most riveting story in the latest issue is a profile of the Glenbard East grad and "enemy of the state" who appeared in our magazine more than five years ago Read more
Trotter, in ReviewsCharlie Trotter announced to the Sun-Times this past week that he plans an August closing for his legendary restaurant, Charlie Trotter’s...Read more
I asked Ricardo “Rick” Muñoz why an independent alderman who for 18 years has represented a surging Latino population—the heart of his 22nd ward is Little Village—wants to trade that job for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County... Read more
