CTA started testing the plastic seats in May. If we make the switch, we'll be joining an industry-wide trend away from fabric—but will it make us cleaner? Read more
The pioneering writer translated the social tumult of the 1960s and beyond into broad (and subtly progressive) storylines. It was an approach she learned under the soap queen Irna Phillips in Chicago at the birthplace of the genre. Read more
The good news: the 2016 Cubs have dominated baseball in a way that only a couple teams have in the modern era. The bad news: that's not predictive of a World Series trophy. Read more
Then as now, voters told pollsters that they were highly impressed with the informed policy proposals of their preferred candidates, but what they really responded to were the platitudes. Read more
Population loss, the absence of CeaseFire, and the splintering of Chicago's gangs suggest different roots to the problem—and different solutions. Read more
