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Eat-Soup for the Garfield Park Conservatory
By Whet Moser
The Soup and Bread benefit series hosts a special summer version to benefit the Garfield Park Conservatory, which was damaged in last week's storm. Plus: Chicago Mixtape throws a party for the Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club. Read more
Chicago Asperatus Cloud Update
By Whet Moser
Those clouds that made Chicago look so apocalyptic last week? The process to declare them a new variety of cloud, as made official by the International Cloud Atlas, continues. Read more
The Human Costs of Illinois's Political Corruption
By Whet Moser
Two consecutive generations of corruption wracked Illinois politics, undermining the state and leading to an immense cost for the guilty and their loved ones. In the end, the ill-gotten gains seem incomprehensibly petty, but maybe it's not about the money. Read more
Rod Blagojevich: Done In By a Smart Jury
By Whet Moser
Far from the old "12 Angry Men" saw, Blagojevich's peers got along, developed clever techniques to weigh his guilt and innocence, and methodically analyzed the stagecraft that got him elected in the first place. Read more
What's Wrong With Adam Dunn?
By Whet Moser
The Sox big slugger is having one of the worst offensive seasons in baseball, a big surprise given his consistency over the years. But looking deeper at his numbers suggests there's nothing to be surprised about, except maybe some bad luck. Plus: are the White Sox too impatient as a team? Read more
Forget Pujols: The Cubs Should Go After Prince Fielder
By Whet Moser
Albert Pujols's pending free agency portends a wild off-season and a lucrative payday for the best player of our generation. But Milwaukee's powerful first baseman is a great, cheaper second option, going into the prime of his career as Pujols passes out of his. Besides, the Cubs' most pressing need is and will continue to be their awful pitching staff. Read more