The Day They Came for the Governor

By Daniel Cain and Patrick Murphy
Illustrations by Thomas Pitilli

Ten years ago this month, Illinois’s governor was arrested in one of the state’s most famous corruption cases. Now, for the first time, the two lead FBI investigators tell the inside story. Read more

What’s the Price of Justice?

By Mark CaroIllustration by Ryan Olbrysh

For Jon Loevy, go-to lawyer for the wrongfully convicted, that’s the multimillion-dollar question. Read more

Robot Coaches, Skeleton Players, and the Future of Sports Stats

By Jake MalooleyIllustration by Mario Wagner

These performance metrics geeks don’t want to just improve how we measure sports. They want to change how we play. Read more

Please Don’t Take Carrie Coon Too Seriously

By Mark CaroPhotos by Justin Bettman

The career-surging actress, who has earned acclaim thanks to some darkly heavy screen and stage roles, wants you to know she’s in a perfectly happy place. Read more

This Is Bill Kurtis

By Bryan SmithPhotos by Lucy Hewett

Chicago’s iconic newsman opens up about a life of extraordinary triumphs, profound pain, and never-ending reinvention. Read more

The End of an Epidemic

By Lauren Williamson

The number of people with food allergies has exploded in recent years. A dream team of Chicago researchers may have figured out why. Read more

Hammacher Schlemmer: the World’s Most Peculiar Company

By Nick Greene

How does the catalog-loving retailer, famous for such eccentric and extravagant products as the Navigable Water Park, continue to survive in the age of Amazon? Read more

My Father, the Stranger

I’d only seen my dad twice as an adult. I figured he was out of my life for good. Then came word that he was dying. Read more

Big Pharma Guinea Pig: The Hardest Easy Job

By Rod O’Connor

If you don't mind the occasional rash, vomiting, diarrhea, or 14-day headache, testing drugs in clinical trials can be a "sleep-away camp for adults" that pays pretty well. Read more

The Great Illinois Road Trip

We sent novelist Camille Bordas on a weeklong journey to discover the joys of our own backyard. No interstates, no cities, no chain hotels. Just old-fashioned diners, cozy inns, picturesque vineyards, and lots of wide-open spaces. In other words, the ideal summer road trip. Read more

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