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Olmsted vs. Obama: Inside the Pushback Against the Presidential Library
By Edward McClelland
Plans for the Obama Center have preservationists up in arms about whose legacy to honor: a park designer’s or a president’s. Read more
VIDEO: Literally Bathe in Wine at this River West Spa
By DS Shin
For a slick $400, you too can live like Cleopatra at AIRE. Read more
With 'Making Obama,' WBEZ Charts His Long Path to the White House
By Kim Bellware
On the heels of the Making Oprah docu-podcast, anchor Jenn White looks at how the city shaped the president, making his rise possible (and almost impossible). Read more
How Men Get a Leg Up for Jobs With "Cheap Talk"
By Whet Moser
An experiment suggests that men's overconfidence in applying for jobs can help them get the position. Read more
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
By Whet Moser
Tracy Letts in the spotlight, the rise of the Loyola Ramblers, and the decline of pot busts in Chicago. Read more
"City of Necessity": A Vivid Look at 1960s Chicago
By Whet Moser
Robert Newman's 1961 documentary captures the city and how it was lived, inside and out. Read more
Mothers on Both Sides of Chicago Violence Find Sisterhood in Loss
By Sarah Conway
Some have sons in prison. Others have sons who were murdered. At Precious Blood Ministry, they sit shoulder to shoulder each month to talk about love, grief, and their toughest challenge as parents: losing a child. Read more
The Midwest's Only Chinese Catholic Church Weathers Its 70th Year
By Rosalie Chan
A pillar of Chicago's Chinatown, St. Therese continues to grow and evolve as the neighborhood flourishes. Read more
Former Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's Gets an Urbane Look from Carol Ross Barney
By Whet Moser
The overgrown retro design will be replaced with a glass box topped with trees and surrounded by a park, designed by an architect fresh off the biggest public-architecture project of 21st-century Chicago. Read more
Chicago Plans a Red Line Extension—But Could It Be Done Faster and Cheaper?
By Whet Moser
The city has finally announced its preferred route from 95th Street to 130th Street. But with the Trump infrastructure plan looking unfavorable, will the Metra Electric option get a hearing? Read more
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