Twenty years ago this month, Peter Braxton was one of the first military pilots in the air over the burning twin towers. It was his first day on the job, and this is his story. Read more
Unlike his 2008 trial in Chicago, R. Kelly’s alleged victims are willing to testify in Brooklyn — including one young groupie who attended the Cook County proceedings before being targeted herself. Read more
The state’s legislators are too far from Chicago for the city’s inhabitants to really care, giving city leaders more power and Downstate politicians more room to hide. Read more
The former nurse who flipped Illinois’s 14th District rode into Congress with a historic freshman class. She may have a better shot than any of them at making real change happen. Read more
