Diane Sykes, a judge on Chicago's U.S. Court of Appeals, has decided cases regarding gun laws and First Amendment rights to film police officers. Read more
It can be deceptively difficult to charge this kind of case as a hate crime. But over the years Illinois has clarified—and considerably broadened—its law and precedent for such cases. Read more
Their next mission? To end cash bail in Illinois—an idea that the Cook County sheriff and Chicago’s police superintendent are getting behind, too. Read more
A full-day, five-day-a-week childcare program with very low child-staff ratios, starting practically from birth, isn't cheap—but it might pay off anyway. Read more
An intriguing experiment inspired by broken-windows theory suggests that seeing disorder makes people more likely to cheat, and makes cheaters worse. Read more
The white-supremacist organization courted white-collar professionals and made millions off them. But when Indiana's Grand Dragon went to prison for the murder of his girlfriend, the multilevel marketing scheme collapsed. Read more
In a new memoir, where the Fox News star also dishes on Donald Trump and Roger Ailes, Kelly recounts her time in Chicago and how she met her first husband at the Hangge-Uppe. Read more
