Traumatic brain injuries linked both sports and political news in 2011. As lawsuits and science about concussions advance, expect more in the new year. Read more
THE EYES HAVE IT: If police sketches help nab crooks, why are they a dying art? And how do sketch artists make heads or tails of witnesses’ memories anyway? I launch an investigation to find out Read more
The Bears' receiver and special-teams captain faces a maximum of 40 years and a $5 million fine if he's convicted of drug trafficking. But if his football predecessors in the drug trade are any indication, expect a lighter sentence. Read more
THE SUPERTOOTH SQUAD: Researchers at the UIC College of Dentistry are trying to turn fillings, crowns, bridges, and dentures into relics of the past—by harnessing nature to grow and implant new teeth Read more
The Spelman alumna and our current writer-in-residence discusses the role of schools like Morehouse College and Howard University in today's society—and encourages Chicago-area students to apply to HBCUs. Read more
In town to promote his new book, The Donald talks to Carol Felsenthal about his relationship with the Emanuel brothers, Blago on The Celebrity Apprentice, and more Read more
The man who defined the Go-Go Sox and led the way for black Latinos in Major League Baseball missed the Hall of Fame by three votes. Here's why his career represents an conundrum. Read more
The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which gave us both U.S. Cellular and the Soldier Field renovation, dips into the pockets of the city's taxpayers to make up a shortfall. There's a funny story about how we ended up with the ISFA in the first place. Read more
