What the city looked like at the peak of its population, but before the skyscraper boom that gave the City of Big Shoulders its immense height. Read more
You can’t take home the Shedd Aquarium’s little orphan otter, irresistible as she is. Plan a legal outing with one of these rentable critters instead. Read more
For centuries, landscape architects have tried to replicate the natural landscape inside our built ones. One local professor is trying to figure out what exactly makes one park look more natural than the next. Read more
Randy Blankenhorn, the executive director of the Chicago Metropolitan Planning Agency, breaks down why travel times have increased so much in the city. Read more
The city has found success in reducing violent crime with recent initiatives, which have influenced national ones—and new ones are on the horizon. Read more
After Chicago reformers killed the First Ward Ball, a notorious bacchanalia that doubled as a powerful political fundraiser, the city set its sights on the "New Year's Orgy." Read more
