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Rev. Jeremiah Wright Preaches from a Pulpit—in D.C.
By Carol Felsenthal
We haven’t heard much from the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the man who married the Obamas and baptized his children. Rev. Wright preached last Sunday morning, not from the pulpit here at Trinity United Church of Christ, where he is pastor emeritus—he retired on May 31, 2008—but from the pulpit of Washington’s historic Florida Avenue Baptist Church... Read more
… And How to Make Chicago Even Better
Yes, the city is great—but it has problems too. Good thing it’s bursting with innovative people who have lots of ideas about how to fix them. Here are six. PLUS: Share your views on these ideas—or propose your own—in the comments below Read more
Garry McCarthy vs. Jody Weis, By the Numbers
By Whet Moser
Garry McCarthy's predecessor saw a spike in crimes early in his tenure running the Chicago Police Department—including 64 murders in July of 2008. The numbers came down, however, and cops and aldermen are looking back to the adjustments Weis made. Read more
The Hottest Day in Chicago, Then and Now
By Whet Moser
Today's near-record high, coming right after a record-high Fourth of July, lifted temperatures higher than we've seen in years—but it's still nothing like Chicago in the 1930s. Plus: why increasing low temperatures are more worrisome, and the possibility that corn might have something to do with that. Read more
In Winnetka, a Tudor for the 21st Century
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $3.1 million
The Property: When it was built in 1903, this Tudor-style home in Winnetka was more of a country house, with just one large estate between it and nearby Lake Michigan. More than 100 years later, it still retains all its charm and comforts... Read more
The Early History of Segregation in Chicago
By Whet Moser
Between the 1919 race riot and the end of the Great Migration, segregation went from specter of racial strife to legal doctrine, aided by the law and economic writings of Progressive reformers Richard T. Ely and Nathan William MacChesney. Read more