Transplants Are Trampling the Chicago Machine
Chicago politics used to exclude anybody nobody sent. As outsiders change the city's makeup, they're looking for leaders who aren't too much like insiders.
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Can a Hawthorne ‘Racino’ Keep Horse Racing Alive in Chicago?
With Arlington scheduled to close, the last track standing is betting a new model will bring new bettors to an old sport.
Commentary: How Chicago’s Suburbs Shape Pop Culture
Since the 1980s, what the country thinks of as suburbia looks a lot like the well-off northern suburbs of Chicago.
Tactical Switch
How Chicago’s lawsuit against an Indiana firearms shop could affect the future of gun control
While Chicago Honors Black History, the Present Has Gotten Worse
Inequality of income and safety has increased precipitously over the past few decades, driving the city's Black population down—and back to the South.
Jacob deGrom Is Chasing the Greatest Cubs Pitcher Ever
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown set the ERA mark to beat in the National League (and won a couple World Series).
Why Chicago’s Grid Is a Model of Perfect Urban Order
Out of 100 major world cities, Chicago "exhibits the closest approximation of a single perfect grid." It's not quite the City of Light, but it befits our city.
Why Chicago Is the Perfect Place to Spend Your 30s
Go Midwest, young man.
How Stephen A. Douglas Put Chicago On the Map (and Ruined His Career)
Most famous for getting beat by Abraham Lincoln, the senator's other local legacy is making Chicago the railroad hub of America—at immense cost.
Why the Classic Chicago Accent is Disappearing
Integration, and the cultural changes that come with it, have changed the way Chicagoans (and Michiganders, and Upstate New Yorkers) talk.