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William Shatner’s three-wheeled, cross-country trek for charity (infographic)

August 18, 2019 at 7:52 p.m.

William Shatner (AP photo) From "Star Trek" to cross-country trek. William Shatner, actor, author and media personality, on Tuesday is embarking on an eight-day, 2,400-mile drive mostly along Route 66...

Preserving a piece of Chicago ‘L’ history (infographic)

May 22, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

Several groups will salvage, preserve and repurpose parts of the historic “L” station house at Madison and Wabash, built in 1896 and closed in March. The station’s exterior parts and...

Chicago’s place among global cities (infographics)

May 22, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

Chicago is among dozens of cities worldwide that see themselves a “global cities,” or hubs with the economic, educational, cultural and civic clout to attract international business and accompanying talent....

New method of treating a stroke (infographic)

June 15, 2018 at 5:42 p.m.

Hospitals are increasingly offering a surgical procedure known as a mechanical thrombectomy to remove the clots in arteries that cause strokes. The surgery is performed in conjunction with intravenous medicine...

Costs to repair governor’s mansion (infographics)

June 30, 2019 at 6:45 a.m.

Over the past decade, the Illinois governor's mansion and carriage house have been neglected. Both are in dire need of repair for the property to be functional for general use...

The fleeting bloom of the tulip (life cycle animation)

May 23, 2019 at 12:35 p.m.

“Before they came the air was calm enough, Coming and going, breath by breath, without any fuss. Then the tulips filled it up like a loud noise. Now the air...

How Chicago compares with other cities in attracting international visitors (interactive charts)

August 18, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism arm, reined in a far-flung program with sales representatives in eight countries, which had not produced the hoped-for results. Efforts will be more tightly focused...

Left field video board size comparison (graphic)

January 30, 2019 at 5:37 a.m.

Diagram: Breaking down a wine barrel: Why the wood matters

August 23, 2019 at 8:06 a.m.

Magnetic pulses that battle depression

June 17, 2018 at 5:59 a.m.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a technology used to treat patients with depression who don't respond to medications. The device uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain....

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