How the flooding that hit the Mississippi River and the Plains states this spring is responsible for this week's oppressive humidity, as was the case during the heat wave of 1995. Read more
The oldest El station in Chicago has been decommissioned for a decade, lying under the tracks on a busy strip near Washington Park. But a community group wants it to become a cultural center. Read more
As the legendary actresses gams rise up above Pioneer Court in downtown Chicago, the 26-foot-tall sculpture is greeted with yawns and criticism. But if J. Seward Johnson isn't a good artist, per se, he's an interesting one. Read more
The President offers "his case to the left," "the most extensive reply to that criticism yet." Interestingly, it's identical to the views he held as a freshman Senator. Less interestingly, he's not really addressing the left. Read more
As Chicago's Alternative leaves the airwaves, fans mourn it and their own passing youth, and discuss the future of how we relate to music and the people who bring it to us. Read more
Legendary Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki leads the Grant Park Orchestra this weekend in his divisive Concerto grosso and Beethoven's Eroica symphony. Read more
One futile political gesture deserves another, apparently. Meanwhile, the bond market is not amused, and no one outside the smoke-filled rooms has any idea what the principles want to or will do. But cooler heads will likely prevail on something relatively uninteresting. Read more
