The Problem With ‘Chiraq’ By Adrienne Samuels Gibbs It’s important not to let the popular slang become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read more
Will Trevor Siemian's Knee Let Him Go Pro? By Brian De Los Santos The former Northwestern quarterback is eyeing an NFL career, but a torn ACL suffered his senior year has halted most offseason workouts. Read more
The Geography of Rahm Emanuel's Victory By Whet Moser The mayor won early and (relatively) easily last night, but Chuy Garcia's tale of two cities is still visible in the numbers. Read more
How Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia Lost the Election By Carol Felsenthal He was up against an unpopular mayor and had the backing of some very influential unions. So what went wrong? Read more
Mapping the Chicago Mayoral Election Results By Luke Seemann Ward- and precinct-level maps of Tuesday’s results. Read more
The 10 Must-Read Stories for This Week By Whet Moser The Left’s inability to unseat Rahm, the Cubs’ winning business plan, and Dick Durbin’s possible challenger Read more
Here Are the Best Stories from the New Michelle Obama Biography By Carol Felsenthal Did you know Barack wanted to be mayor of Chicago by age 36? Read more
20,000 New Voters Can Vote Today, and Most Are in Emanuel Strongholds By Luke Seemann Wards friendly to the mayor showed the most new registrations since the general election. Read more
A Majority of Americans Really Do Support Gay Marriage By Whet Moser From 2002-2012, momentum for it was steadily building—but few could have predicted what would happen afterwards. Read more
What Chicago Loses by Closing the CME's Futures Pits By Ted C. Fishman A former trader remembers CME’s soon-to-be-closed futures pits. Read more
