Whet Moser

An animation depicts the evolution of Chicago's tall buildings, beginning with its rebuilding and continuing through its ongoing innovations. Read more

The place Chicagoans love to hate remains much more popular than the cultural triumphs that surround it. In the ways it works and doesn't work, it tells a compelling story about Chicago. Read more

Portland, long an innovator in biking and beer, has found commercial benefits from its bike infrastructure, especially when it leads to bars. Read more

A two-year study of youths admitted to the emergency department in Flint after assaults finds a lot of those victims have guns, and ongoing exposure to violence. Read more

A handful of neighborhoods on the south and north sides of the city account for most of the shooting victims this year, while several neighborhoods on the far north and south sides haven't seen any. Read more

The Chicago native says that recent CPS grads received "one of the worst educations on earth." It's not exactly what the numbers say. Read more

You probably already know if your bus route is a bad one for "bunching," as it's called by transit planners at the CTA. Read more

From the problems riders had to the number of trips they took, Chicago's bike-share rollout this weekend got off to the kind of start you'd expect. Read more