Negotiations seem to be heating up again as conflicting news reports emerge. Here's what we can expect in the next episode of the already-tense saga. Read more
The story of Curiel's hometown East Chicago, shaped by immigration policy, sheds light on why Trump crossed a line when attacking the federal judge. Read more
The Cubs are on pace to challenge the 2001 Seattle Mariners' record-setting 116 wins. And they're doing it by being better than their opponents across the board. Read more
The passionate beliefs of an aggressively capitalist Supreme Court justice, a stubborn department store magnate, and an environmentalist law professor somehow combined, over the course of more than a century, to keep a museum off a parking lot in Chicago. Read more
The region's population growth has been stagnant, but the urban boom hasn't left it behind entirely, as green shoots show up in job and business-creation numbers. Read more
