After a few months of declines, sales of Chicago-area homes that were either foreclosed or sold for less than the value of the mortgage increased in both July and August. Read more
The patterns should be familiar if you've been following the city's changes over the past decade: Hispanic students are now a (very slight) majority, African-American students have declined as both a percentage of enrollment and overall. Read more
The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal ventures into the local tech community and comes back with praise for the Midwest Mentality, and a look at the physical infrastructure that makes it possible. Read more
The savvy politician gives personal details to the Times, likely betting that he’ll emerge from this mess of a strike as the reasonable reform-minded man—both on the local and national stages... Read more
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Saying goodbye to summer doesn’t have to be all that sad, especially when the women’s clothing designer Cynthia Rowley holds a huge end-of-season sale in Bucktown... Read more
The cabdriver/artist/writer and the film director drive around Chicago, talking car chases, the familiar Ohio House motel, the endless pursuit of fun in the city, and more. Read more
Mozart's famous opera opened this past weekend at the Harris Theater. Read what our two editors thought of the Saturday night performance—and get their tips for viewers planning a trip this weekend. Read more
The strike isn't about school closings, but it's about school closings; changes in the enrollment and racial composition of Chicago Public Schools in the past decade; and more Read more
