Whet Moser

The Chicago Humanities Festival has a great interview with Adrian Belew, a guitar hero who's played with everyone from the Talking Heads to Nine Inch Nails.

A Jesuit pope is statistically and theologically unlikely, but it finally happened—and in retrospect, the choice of Jorge Bergoglio makes a lot of sense.

Gay marriage is generally popular in Illinois, but politicians tend to think their constituents are more conservative than they actually are. Is that why the bill is short of votes?

This state is sandwiched in between the nation's biggest meth producers. Here's a look at our local labs—and the problems they cause.

The population of Chicago Catholics has declined. Schools have closed and revenue has shrunk. But the church is still one of the largest, wealthiest organizations in the city.

It's not like Illinois was even trying to cover up its mess.

Just going by the statistics: If you're at a dice game in Austin, there's a good chance Garry McCarthy is coming for you.

Adapting the broken-windows theory of policing, Chicago's top cop wants people arrested when they don't pay tickets for peeing, gambling, and boozing.

March has been a wet month in the area, and conditions in Illinois are improving. But last year's drought—and certainly its economic effects—will continue throughout 2013.

The numbers suggest that fewer households today have a gun than in the past. But that might reflect demographic changes more than it does the number of people actually buying...