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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
VIDEO: Chicago, Explained - Why Do We Have So Many Rats?
Like Facebook events at the Bean, there's no way to know exactly how many there are. Maggie Smith gives us the rundown. Read more
What Did We Learn from Amazon's List of HQ2 Finalists?
By Whet Moser
The company doesn't want to be in the Bay Area, but aside from that, the crowd favorites are still in play—along with a couple surprising but logical outliers. Read more
Chicago's Urban Renewal Displaced an Astonishing Number of People in the 20th Century
By Whet Moser
Federally funded projects led to the removal of almost 23,000 families in fewer than two decades, a new mapping project finds. Read more
What’s the Deal with the South Shore Golf Course?
By Sam Cholke
The city wants to create a top-tier golf course in Jackson Park, but it’s on shaky ground—literally. Read more
Why Field Notes Have Remained Curiously Addictive for a Decade
By Whet Moser
A decade ago, Chicago-based Coudal Partners turned a designer's holiday gift of small handmade notebooks into an uber-popular business. Read more
Should Sears Become a "Tech" Company? They Already Tried That
By Whet Moser
The retailing giant was early to the internet with the Prodigy service. It lost a lot of money and its early lead to AOL, but it got a lot right about the internet we live on today. Read more
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