Mike Quigley's innocuous comments at an American Islamic College conference—all part of a day for a typical pol—are picked up, batted around, and dropped by Bill O'Reilly and colleagues. Read more
Last week Groupon restated its revenue, essentially cutting it in half. The move was a big shock, but it actually originated from the blogosphere, where the reasons behind it are made clear. Read more
Another year, another contrast between stagnant home values and rising property taxes. The complexity of the property tax system makes it a confusing, if useful, crutch. Read more
The Bears are 1-2 and not running the football... unlike last year, when they were 3-0 and not running the football. It's not time to panic yet, but I wouldn't get too excited either. Read more
Blockbuster articles in The Atlantic and Sports Illustrated have people calling for the professionalization of amateur sports. It's a debate that's gone on as long as the two have uneasily co-existed in America. Read more
State-union relations and public pensions are on the political frontburner... and a Tribune-WGN investigation into local union leaders drawing substantial city pensions will add fuel to the fire. Read more
A brief introduction to the work of Dmitry Samarov: artist, writer, cab driver, and the next contributor to "Off the Grid," dispatches from our writers-in-residence. Read more
The downstate community of Pembroke is in the news again for its poverty, as it has been for over four decades. Studies and plans come and go, but it's remained rural, agricultural, and barely developed—which is its next plan for the future. Read more
Means of commute, compared, from slow zones to 5000-series cars. Plus: a modest request to go Mass Mohair on an old-school, art-deco Electroliner. Read more
RogerEbert.com founding editor Jim Emerson does a long analysis of the Batman film's exciting, but arguably incomprehensible, Lower Wacker pursuit sequence. Read more
