Whet Moser

Is Rahm acing, flunking, or putting up average marks as mayor? Take our extra-credit survey on the first half of his term.

The Lincoln Park school plays in a mostly empty Allstate Arena, but momentum is building for a new venue—and taxpayers might foot part of its bill.

Chicago inventor Leonard Reiffel worked with Carl Sagan to see what would happen if an atomic bomb hit the moon. Valuable research! But a bit of a PR risk.

Chicago is defined by the Daleys, while Harold Washington is more famous for who he was than what he did. As the current mayor's numbers slide among African-Americans, he can...

Kerry Wood's "serious, arrogant look"; Carl Everett as his own worst enemy; and, of course, A.J.

Atlantic City (and the state of New Jersey) bet big on an innovative, spectacular new casino that broke all the rules of casino design and amenities. And it went bankrupt...

Doorings are dangerous—they regularly injure cyclists in Chicago and, occasionally, kill them. They're also easily preventable with barely a thought. So why pick a fight over it?

Chicago's "Becoming a Man" project aims to teach students how to deal with anger before it becomes crime, and it's recently been substantially funded by the city. Here's how it...