December 2012

Maps of casinos, bars, and brothels in the old Levee and Cheyenne Districts show just how dense the sin was in turn-of-the-century-Chicago. And where there's sin, there's good government in its path, trying to nudge the urban hellmouth on the road to righteousness. Read more

The Chicago area saw substantial domestic out-migration during the past decade—as did all but one major metro that's not in the South, Southwest, or West. The sole exception? Minneapolis. Read more

A new study by two former U. of C. sociologists attempts to find out how much a juvenile arrest affects the chances that a teen in Chicago will graduate from high school. Among comparable peers, a kid who gets arrested is less than half as likely to graduate. Read more