New Data Suggest Chicago's Schools Are Better Than You Might Think

By Whet Moser

A Stanford study indicates that CPS is better at progressing its students, from third to eighth grade, than most school districts in the country. But they still end up below national averages, because they start so far behind. Read more

10 Must-Read Stories This Week in Chicago

By Whet Moser

Teachers anonymously dish about life in CPS, TV’s most infamous (and creepy) hack, and the lost Harold Washington files. Read more

Is Illinois Promising to Give Amazon All Its Workers' Salaries for a Headquarters?

By Whet Moser

Not really, no. What we're offering the company is pretty straightforward, but how we think and talk about that is anything but. Read more

Could Elon Musk Make Money Off a Blue Line Express Train?

By Whet Moser

London's private airport express train works, but Chicago presents a riskier scenario. Read more

Illinois's Richest Man Throws Some Cold Water on the Trump Tax Cut

By Whet Moser

He's not the only titan of industry to cast doubt on the GOP's tax-reform proposal. That might explain why it's less popular than even past tax hikes—but it could still pass. Read more

10 Must-Read Stories About Chicago This Week

By Whet Moser

Beyond the school closing moritorium, examining the Vinyard Indians’ claim, and exposing Roy Moore’s financier. Read more

Q&A: Bridget Gainer on the New Cook County Budget

By Whet Moser

The commissioner talks about Cook County's new budget (which includes 321 layoffs), how the cuts were decided upon, and where to get more revenue in the future. Read more

10 Stories You Should Read This Week

By Whet Moser

The significance of Chicago's new Apple store, remembering Harold Washington 30 years later, and a history of downstate hate. Read more

The Chicago Tribune Leaves Tribune Tower for Another Piece of Chicago History

By Whet Moser

Next year the newspaper will vacate its namesake tower and go south to One Prudential Plaza. The 1955 building isn't the architectural star that Trib Tower is, but it's quietly one of the most important buildings in the city. Read more

Soda or Services? Cook County's Long-Term Tax Problem

By Whet Moser

For years revenues have dwindled while expenses have gone up. With voters hostile to small but high-profile fixes, more fundamental changes may be necessary. Read more

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