Even in these austere times, the state's rail and roads are not a doomsday scenario. But Chicago, one of the country's major shipping hubs, faces and uncertain future. Read more
Developers cleared the city's land for big projects, but when the housing bubble burst, nothing was built. Now, homes stand alone in Chicago's depopulated areas, as these haunting images from David Schalliol's Isolated Building Studies show. Read more
The DePaul prof, a former staffer in Dick Durbin's Chicago office, on her new novel, how to succeed in politics, and why idealists should avoid it. Read more
