Mary Schmich – Page 28

Chicago mayoral candidates Gery Chico, from left, Bill Daley, Amara Enyia, Lori Lightfoot, Garry McCarthy, Susana Mendoza, Toni Preckwinkle, Paul Vallas and Willie Wilson participate Feb. 6, 2019, in a forum organized by Crain's Chicago Business at Venue Six10 in the Loop.

Not sure how to vote in the Chicago mayor’s race? You’re suffering from a common disorder, and we’re here to help.

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Welcome to therapy, good citizen of Chicago. Have a seat. What brings you in today? You’re anxious? Confused? Immobilized by uncertainty and dread? I understand. I can’t figure out who...

Why we remember some dates, like our parents’ anniversary, and forget so many others

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

What are the anniversaries you never forget? One of mine, Feb. 7, occurred this week, a date seared into my brain as indelibly as Christmas, New Year’s and my birthday....

A man with autism, behaving violently, winds up in the ER. The officers on duty respond — by singing and dancing.

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

On the way to the hospital that cold evening, Ellen Hughes sat in the passenger seat of the car, her husband at the wheel, while their son, Walker, sat in...

A lost pair of sunglasses next to the Chicago River on a cold and chilly Jan. 31, 2019.

Good socks, big trolls and the solidarity of the polar vortex: 9 things to like right now

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Here’s the latest in my occasional lists of 9 things I like, this one a wintry mix. 1. The solidarity of the polar vortex Extreme weather is like sports in...

Arctic sea fog rises up from Lake Michigan on Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago.

Freeze-fried eggs, the value of Vaseline, the relativity of pain — and other things we’ve learned from Chicago’s deep freeze.

June 4, 2019 at 4:50 a.m.

Before the Great Polar Vortex of 2019 is nothing but a memory and a bragging right, let’s take a moment to appreciate the things this time has taught us. Things...

Firefighters work at the scene of a fire on the 100 block of North Green Street late Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago.

The great big polar vortex of 2019. The coldest temps, or so they warned, Chicago’s ever seen.

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

The cold blew down from way up north It rode in hard and fast A test for tough Chicago — Could we brave this Arctic blast? . The great big...

During the partial government shutdown, Transportation Security Administration agents check people through security at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 7, 2019.

How to help the TSA agents at O’Hare who have been working without pay? An Oak Park temple found a way.

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Chuck Berman was buying gift cards, a whole lot of gift cards, at a Walmart a couple of days ago when his credit card was declined and his phone sent...

A CTA passenger is bundled up against Chicago's cold at the Blue Line California stop on Thursday, Jan. 24. Take care not to slip on ice on an outdoor train platform.

8 things you must never, ever do when it’s really, really cold in Chicago

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

And in another shocking Chicago development: It’s cold. Not the coldest it’s ever been, but the once-or-twice-in-a-decade kind of cold that puts a spring in a weathercaster’s step and the...

Snow falls around the White House on Jan. 13, 2019.

The Chicago plan to end the shutdown: Make Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump shovel snow together

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

On the 52nd day of the shutdown of the United States government, Clive, the White House butler, stepped into the Oval Office not knowing that he was about to change...

Two views of an animated video portraying Officer Jason Van Dyke and Laquan McDonald is shown to the jury during the trial for the shooting death of McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 25, 2018.

Our weary, worn city and the cries of anger as Jason Van Dyke is sentenced to less than 7 years in prison

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Some days Chicago makes you want to cry. Friday was one of those days, at least for many of us who watched the sentencing hearing of Jason Van Dyke. Van...

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