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Jimmy Butler Is Taking Over (Especially at the Foul Line)
The rising superstar is flashing elite skills at getting to the charity stripe.
Documentary Film Looks at the Legacy of the Great Migration
A Thousand Midnights looks back from the movement’s terminus in Chicago to its roots in the South.
Remembering Lois Weisberg, the Woman Who Curated Chicago
She left an incredible mark throughout the city, from the Cultural Center to Cows on Parade, but that was just the capstone to an extraordinary life.
For 110 Years the Chicago Defender Has Made Its Mark on History
Ethan Michaeli, a former reporter for the legendary black paper and an author of a new history on it, talks about its role in the Great Migration, the election of...
Here Are the 10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Rauner’s first year, the city’s bond mess, and more
Why Were the Bears So Terrible This Year?
A competent but boring offense tried to keep the heat off an abysmal defense, but still they played from behind more than almost any other team.
Four Ways the Chicago Defender Changed America
In his new book, The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America, Ethan Michaeli explores the legacy of the influential black newspaper. Here are four of its major accomplishments....
Does Air Pollution Drive Up Violent Crime in Chicago? One Study Says So
New research suggests that violent crime rates follow the direction of the wind.
Motorola Is About to Be Phased Out
The Chicago company invented the cell phone, taught the Chinese how to build them, and built the Chinese market. Then it got devoured by its own creation.