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Joseph Berrios, Candidate for Cook County Assessor: Under the Microscope
By David Bernstein
THE INSIDER: With a background as a Democratic Party boss, a lobbyist, and a powerful commissioner of a property tax appeals board, Joseph Berrios now wants to be Cook County assessor, a role that will give him even more sway in picking winners and losers among local taxpayers. Chicago magazine’s political editor—working with the Better Government Association—argues that Berrios shines as a vivid example of the clout-infested politics for which Illinois is famous Read more
Power Drive
By Iris Krasnow
FROM NOVEMBER 1991: After 33 years in Congress and facing his toughest race in decades, Dan Rostenkowski may be feeling his political mortality at last. But he’s the same fierce, engaging, conflicted man who rose from the streets of the Northwest Side to the peaks of Capitol Hill Read more
Raising Chicago: An Illustrated History
By Lilli Carré
In 1855, the city embarked on a far-fetched scheme to hoist itself out of the mud and gunk. On the 155th anniversary of the project's launch, we take a lively illustrated look back. Read more
Owning a Piece of Jonathan
By Lucinda Hahn
When Dan and Debbie Greenberg’s son was born with a deadly genetic disorder, the Homewood couple vigorously campaigned to help find the cause, even donating autopsy samples after he died. Eventually, the doctor they assisted uncovered the lethal gene—and then, to the Greenbergs’ amazement, quietly patented it. Now they are suing, in a case being closely watched by the booming biotech industry Read more
What's Driving the Sale of Downtown Luxury Condos?
By Dennis Rodkin
UP!: While the local housing market struggles to climb out of the doldrums, wealthy would-be homeowners are plunking down sky-high sums for lofty, luxurious homes in new downtown condo towers. What’s driving those sales? Timing, timing, timing Read more