163 people in their 70s or 80s are in the 128,000-plus records, as well as people who are supposedly 118 and 132 years old, as well as members of the Thorndale Jagoffs. Read more
After cologne maker Hawthorne recently created a fragrance for Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, we took some guesses on what scents would be a match for a few of our city’s heavy hitters. Read more
The area was at the tail end of the Great Migration, and still under the tight control of white ward bosses, when the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. set off the conflagration. Read more
In February 1971, a 23-year-old TV director got an official "Attack Warning." He checked the authenticator for the correct password: "HATEFULNESS." Then he faced a decision: Should he play a terrifying plea from the North American Air Defense to take cover? Read more
A University of Chicago sociologist is investigating the possibility that small areas, which have been shifted between wards over the years, are more prone to it—perhaps because they fall through the political cracks. Read more
Just three years after the Chicago region lost 23 percent of its forecasting staff, the organization is looking at further cutbacks and more automation. Read more
