10 Stories You Should Read Right Now By Kim Bellware Decision time for the Obama Center, R. Kelly and the damage done, and the South Side’s Green New Deal. Read more
Lisa Madigan: Mike Madigan Embraced Being My Father By Mike Thomas The former state attorney general, 52, on her famous father, ego’s role in politics, and dance as de-stresser Read more
100 Years Ago, Illinois Was First on the 19th Amendment By Edward McClelland That would be thanks to Frances Willard, an Evanston teetotaler who tied the issue up in the temperance movement. Read more
Burke’s Loss Is Lightfoot's Gain By Edward McClelland The mayor's crusade to oust the disgraced alderman is long overdue, but in another light, it might look like a power grab. Read more
The Laquan McDonald Shooting, In Focus By Robert Chiarito While Chicago followed the Van Dyke trial proceedings with bated breath, director Richard Rowley was there, catching the whole thing on camera. Read more
U. of C.’s Grad Students Are Striking By Christian Belanger The action is part of a series of recent clashes between Chicago universities and their grad students. Read more
10 Irresistible Stories to Read Right Now By Kim Bellware Southern Illinois's fight for coal, Chicago’s forgotten house venues, a disgraced chef's shot at redemption, and more brain fodder. Read more
Why Downstate Fights for Coal By Edward McClelland It's a $100,000 a year job — in a region where the median home price is $87,000. Read more
A New Book Traces 50 Years of Policing in Chicago By Christian Belanger Occupied Territory examines the turbulent history between the CPD and black Chicagoans. Read more
Can Lightfoot Deliver the Goods? By Edward McClelland She ran on a platform of leveling the playing field in an increasingly unequal city. Can an American mayor really do such a thing? Read more
