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Tag: Politics & City Life

Rahm Emanuel Lets Them Eat Cheesecake
By Mallory Hughes
The mayor relies on Eli's, located in his old congressional district, to lure pols and CEOs. Read more
Can Barbara Byrd-Bennett Save Chicago’s Schools?
By Jennifer Tanaka
The CPS chief must fix the district’s dire finances—and that’s just task one. Read more
Here Are This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories
By Whet Moser
See a Sun-Times photographer’s coverage of Ferguson, read why the Cubs’ plan to rebuild is brilliant, make sense of Chicago’s gentrification patterns, and more. Read more
Chicago to Congress Theater: Turn Down for EDM
By Whet Moser
A new agreement with the city bans electronic dance music at the Logan Square venue. Here's a handy guide to what might be permissible—and what might be verboten. Read more
Maybe We're in a 'Libertarian Moment' After All
By Whet Moser
Even if Americans as a whole aren't, a rare glimpse into the politics of the very wealthy—and politically influential—speaks volumes about the direction of national, state, and local policy. Read more
Memories of a Childhood Selling Cheese
By Joel Reese
What I learned watching my dad become a smalltime cheesemonger at farmer's markets in the 1970s, way before "artisanal" was part of anyone's vocabulary. Read more
How Early-Childhood Education Can Aid the Poorest Children
By Whet Moser
A Nobel-winning University of Chicago economist finds that a simple program from Jamaica allowed malnourished toddlers to catch up to their peers, decades later. Read more
The Big Picture: Here Lies the World's First Nuclear Reactor
See Jeremy Bolen's irradiated photos of the site, buried under a marked grave at a forest preserve in Chicago's southwest suburbs. Read more
Why and How Chicago Neighborhoods Gentrify—and When
By Whet Moser
A new study by a longtime Chicago researcher suggests that there's a "threshold" for neighborhoods that are about to gentrify. Read more
Here Are the Best 10 Stories You Should Read This Week
By Whet Moser
A peek at the floating baccanal in the ‘playpen,’ med school for undocumented students, the dirty history of the Lucas museum site, meet the baby photographer for Chicago sports stars, and more. Read more
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