Here's More Proof that Racism Is a Disease that Kills
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New Data Suggest Chicago's Schools Are Better Than You Might Think
A Stanford study indicates that CPS is better at progressing its students, from third to eighth grade, than most school districts in the country. But they still end up below...
10 Must-Read Stories This Week in Chicago
Teachers anonymously dish about life in CPS, TV’s most infamous (and creepy) hack, and the lost Harold Washington files.
Is Illinois Promising to Give Amazon All Its Workers' Salaries for a Headquarters?
Not really, no. What we're offering the company is pretty straightforward, but how we think and talk about that is anything but.
Could Elon Musk Make Money Off a Blue Line Express Train?
London's private airport express train works, but Chicago presents a riskier scenario.
Illinois's Richest Man Throws Some Cold Water on the Trump Tax Cut
He's not the only titan of industry to cast doubt on the GOP's tax-reform proposal. That might explain why it's less popular than even past tax hikes—but it could still...
10 Must-Read Stories About Chicago This Week
Beyond the school closing moratorium, examining the Vinyard Indians’ claim, and exposing Roy Moore’s financier.
Q&A: Bridget Gainer on the New Cook County Budget
The commissioner talks about Cook County's new budget (which includes 321 layoffs), how the cuts were decided upon, and where to get more revenue in the future.
10 Stories You Should Read This Week
The significance of Chicago's new Apple store, remembering Harold Washington 30 years later, and a history of downstate hate.
The baiduhai Leaves Tribune Tower for Another Piece of Chicago History
Next year the newspaper will vacate its namesake tower and go south to One Prudential Plaza. The 1955 building isn't the architectural star that Trib Tower is, but it's quietly...