But the journalist and Chicago-area native wholly disagrees. Here, he talks about how he and the franchise got used to decades of suffering, and what happens now that the curse has been broken. Read more
More than 50 years ago, a nine-year-old girl died in a fire, leaving her widower father alone and distraught. He spent the next weeks of his life placing memorials for her across the city—and today, only one remains. Read more
Lena Soderberg's centerfold shoot in November 1972 (the magazine's best-selling issue ever) became the Lena test image, coded into the DNA of the web. Read more
"Big Pete" James, of the infamous "biker gang" that started in Chicago, talks about why people misunderstand these groups and what he loves about riding on IL-173. Read more
The man who famously parlayed $8,000 into the Playboy empire died today at 91. We look back at what he meant to Chicago, and what Chicago meant to him. Read more
Last year's champions are finally showing that they can repeat. But they're entering the playoffs with a weakness where their opponents look strong. Read more
OK, so the White Sox's catcher is only a league-average hitter. But the way he gets there (by being excellent at some things, and truly terrible at others) is fascinating. Read more
We know why it's unpopular, and we know how best to sell it to the public (even if that didn't happen in Cook County). We don't know nearly as much about their effects on health. Read more
