Preeti Chalsani Is Leading the City’s Quantum Leap

Interview by Mark Bazer

The business development lead for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park takes us behind scenes of the $500 million investment in the next generation of technology. Read more

Antisemitism Has Gotten Personal for This Alderperson

Interview by Paula Kamen

Debra Silverstein has become a lightning rod for public criticism and harassment since last year’s Hamas attack and Israel’s retaliation. Read more

How New CEO Plans to Energize Sun-Times, WBEZ Union

Interview by Erica Gunderson

Digital media vet Melissa Bell still sees promise and possibility in public media. Read more

The Man Leading Illinois’s Energy Transition

Interview by Kelley Engelbrecht

Armed with new funding, JC Kibbey is optimistic about the state’s climate change efforts. Read more

How to Fix Chicago’s Pension Crisis

Interview by Erica Gunderson

Budget whiz Ralph Martire has a plan to close the city’s $34 billion pension gap. Read more

The Gaza Crisis Is Personal for This State Rep

Interview by Kari Lydersen

Abdelnasser Rashid, Illinois’s only Palestinian American legislator, wants a path that centers human rights, equality, and a desire for peace. Read more

Meet the New Voice of the White Sox

Interview by Mark Bazer

Play-by-play man John Schriffen has finally made it to the Show. Read more

What Makes Artwork Memorable?

Interview by Kelley Engelbrecht

The University of Chicago’s Wilma Bainbridge is getting to the bottom of why some things stick in our memory. Read more

The Group Raising Hell About the L

Interview by Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

Commuters Take Action cofounder Fabio Göttlicher wants you to know that Chicago’s public transit system is in trouble. Read more

What a Sociologist Says COVID Revealed About Us

Interview by Kim Brooks

In his new book, Eric Klinenberg looks at how America showed its true colors under threat. Read more