The Cult of Patrick Kane, and the Strangest Book I've Ever Read By Whet Moser Learning about the nature of the obsessive fan from "My Steve Sax Connection." Read more
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago By Whet Moser Tennis on the South Side, the Dyett hunger strike, Jake Arrieta, and more Read more
How Often Do Children Witness Violence in Chicago? By Whet Moser For the worst forms of violence, the majority may never witness it—but the minority that will is a substantial one. Read more
Hunger Strikes By CPS Parents Have a History of Working By Whet Moser The tactic worked in Back of the Yards and Little Village. But activists in Bronzeville face difficult political and financial challenges in securing an open-enrollment high school to replace Dyett. Read more
Navy Pier Could Have Been a Whole Lot Cooler By Whet Moser The Navy Pier we're getting from its new renovation looks a lot like the one that was proposed over two decades ago. Read more
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago By Whet Moser CPS’s financial crisis, Martellus Bennett, and more Read more
10 Must-Read Stories for This Week in Chicago By Whet Moser Shakeup at the MacArthur Foundation, Chicago’s heroin problem, and more Read more
Hurricane Katrina and Its Metaphors By Whet Moser What we know about the disaster and its aftermath, what we can learn from it, and what transcends all understanding. Read more
Here's the Deal with That Corpse Flower at the Botanic Garden By Whet Moser The blooming of the titan arum at the Chicago Botanic Gardens is a rare event, one 12 years in the making. Read more
Here Are This Week’s 10 Must-Read Stories By Whet Moser The Queen of Midwestern Cuisine, the latest on Homan Square, and more Read more
