Chicago has a lot of high school dropouts—but there are fewer "dropout factories" than you might think. And the nation can learn from this city's approach to the problem. Read more
See the Uber battle from a cabbie’s point of view, join Nate Silver in Chicago on his national burrito quest, hear how Cook County Jail deals with handmade weapons, and more. Read more
A new study finds the Milwaukee and Dearborn bike lanes are popular—but to anyone not on a bike, they seem more dangerous here than they do in other cities. Read more
The Cubs are even worse than expected for the third straight year. They're bad—but they actually play well enough to have a better record than this. Here are the stats of a team on a terrible run of bad luck. Read more
