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These New Transit Signs Could Save Chicago Billions of Dollars
By Daniel Kay Hertz
It’s not a gimmick; it’s just harnessing all of our transit power. Read more
UPDATE: Could Chicago Lose Over $1 Billion Because of Trump? Not Quite Yet.
By Whet Moser
Donald Trump signed an executive order, but three huge barriers remain between this and Chicago losing 14 percent of its budget. Read more
Inside a Chicago Shop that Still Makes Suits Completely by Hand
By Rod O’Connor
Meet the craftspeople at Richard Bennett Custom Tailors & Shirtmakers who measure, cut, and stitch each garment the old-fashioned way. Read more
How Boystown Became a “Gay Disneyland”
Interview by Novid Parsi
Jason Orne says it's great that people come for the sexually open atmopshere—as long as they don't treat it like a tourist attraction. Read more
Which Illinois Colleges Are Best for Income Equality, Mobility (and Marriage)?
By Whet Moser
A new paper delves into rare data about who goes to what schools in Illinois, based on their parents' income, and how they fared when they became adults. Read more
How College Football Brings in Big Money for University Research
By Whet Moser
Schools that do well on the field bring in big donations and bowl revenue—and that can lead to money for profitable scientific research. Read more
Here's What It Would Take Close Illinois's Budget Gap
By Whet Moser
It's not painless. But it does share some similarity with the "grand bargain" developing in the legislature. Read more
A Democracy, If You Can Keep It: Obama Bids Farewell
By Whet Moser
On a grim night in the city where his political career began, the president warns a fractured country, but somehow leaves with more optimism than he had in Grant Park eight years ago. Read more
Christie Hefner Talks Politics, Playboy, and Satan
By Bill Zehme
The former Playboy CEO and daughter of Hugh talks about the importance of bridesmaids and why she wants the U.S. to be more like Australia. Read more
Diving Into My Past Life in a Lincoln Square Chakra Shoppe
By Rod O’Connor
In a session with a past-life regression therapist, our writer gets in touch with his inner Depression-era child. Read more
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