Barack Obama's release of his long-form birth certificate marks a sad day in American politics, the first since yesterday. The next one is scheduled for tomorrow. Read more
Cook County is the third-largest producer of CO2 emissions in the country by county, according to the Vulcan Project out of Purdue. Why? Our emissions are pretty well-balanced, but old houses and apartments mean that it takes more fossil fuels to live here than in similar cities. Read more
It's just a few hours until the Blackhawks try to complete a reverse sweep of Vancouver, and Canucks fans are starting to sound like Cubs fans. I still don't get hockey, but if there's one thing I do understand, it's losing. Read more
The excitement over the Bulls and Blackhawks, and the mediocre performance of the city's baseball teams, has overshadowed a nicely developing story: Starlin Castro's hot start after a promising rookie campaign. Read more
An extremely modest proposal by the state of Illinois to start noting when and where bicyclists get doored by parked cars brings out the usual chest-puffing from the anti-bike brigade. Read more
Where did Ikram Goldman, the most important figure in Chicago fashion, get her start? At Ultimo, the elite boutique run by her mentor, Joan Weinstein. Read more
Plus the end of streetwear, Chicago's peregrine falcons, a table inspired by the heartland forerunner of Legos, a reuse plan for Prentice Hospital, and more Read more
Sol Saks, who died at the age of 100 this weekend, was best known for his long-running sitcom "Bewitched," but that was merely the crowning moment in a long career that started with his family's Chicago paint shop. Read more
Now that the digital-lending service Overdrive is set to get along with Amazon at long last, you'll soon be able to check out books on your Kindle. Read more
