The Inner-Ring Suburbs Are Withering. Why Not Just Merge Them with Chicago?
A modest proposal.
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Actually, It Makes Sense for Rahm to Get out Now
Had Emanuel run, he’d have been forced into another runoff — and had he won, there'd be $1 billion in pension funding to find. Oh, and then there's the Jason...
Why It's so Hard for Republicans to Win in Illinois
Democrats and Republicans were once evenly matched in Illinois. So how did the Party of Lincoln fall behind in his own homeland?
Rahm Is Using Lincoln Yards to Score Points with Two Core Voting Blocs
In moving a city garage to Englewood to make way for the development, the mayor appeases his two most important constituencies.
Latinos Could Be Chicago's New Nexus of Political Power
The city's declining black population could mean a day of reckoning on the City Council, in the state legislature, and even in Congress.
23 Phrases You'll Only Hear in Chicago
To be read in the frunchroom of your three flat.
Dreaming of a Speed Train Connecting Every City in the Midwest
A 760 mph rail could turn every major hub in the region into a suburb of Chicago. But is it just a sci-fi fantasy?
The Democratic Machine’s New Monarch
How J.B. Pritzker’s bottomless pockets could spell business as usual in state politics
Olmsted vs. Obama: Inside the Pushback Against the Presidential Library
Plans for the Obama Center have preservationists up in arms about whose legacy to honor: a park designer’s or a president’s.
The U.S. Steel Site's Enormous Potential Development, Explained
It’s been vacant since 1992. But soon one of the city’s biggest lakefront projects ever could sprout from its soil.