Ernie, Minnie … and Charles?
A new book highlights Chicago’s pivotal role in both upholding and breaking baseball’s color barrier. Here’s what we learned.
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Why Is Thin-Crust Pizza Known in Chicago as “Tavern Style”?
Chicago’s first pizzeria, Granato’s, opened in 1924 on Taylor Street, but pizza did not become popular among the local masses until the early ’40s, after the end of Prohibition. It...
The Next Mayor
Speculation has already begun on who might replace a beleaguered Brandon Johnson. Let’s handicap the field.
Ranking the New Illinois State Flag Designs
It's time to get rid of the old seal on a bedsheet.
Why Do So Many Street Names on the Northwest and West Sides Begin With K, L, M, N, O, and P?
Edward P. Brennan, the father of the city’s grid numbering system, had another clever idea for keeping street names straight.
Why Does the City’s Border Extend North of Howard Street in Rogers Park?
When Rogers Park was annexed to Chicago, in 1893, Howard Street became the city’s boundary with Evanston. The little 80-acre neighborhood just north of Howard along the lake was known...
The Trumpiest Election
Were Trump's stronger numbers in Chicago an indication of the city becoming more Republican?
We Live in Trump’s America Now
Brace yourself, Chicago: He doesn't like our city.
What’s the Story Behind the Phrase “We Don’t Want Nobody Nobody Sent”?
The expression that has come to symbolize Chicago’s once-insular machine politics dates back to 1948, when an idealistic University of Chicago law student named Abner Mikva decided to get involved...
The Daleys’ Shadow
Brandon Johnson is just the latest mayor whose stock nose-dived. What can we learn from City Hall’s most famous dynasty?