How an Urban Grid Prevents Atlanta's Heart-Attack Traffic
Chicago's basic layout looks boring, but it does give you a lot of ways to get home.
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Why Ice Shuts Down Southern Cities
Midwesterners are always mystified when a little bit of winter precipitation causes chaos down South. But the problem's actually worse down there than up here.
Why Aren't More Americans Mad About Rising Inequality and Unemployment?
New research suggests a lot of people don't think they can do anything about it.
Where's the CHA in Chicago's New Housing Plan?
Despite a mountain of surplus cash and a waiting list thousands deep, the Chicago Housing Authority is just a footnote in a broad new five-year proposal.
If You're Rich, You Probably Think You Deserve It. Here's Why.
Economists and political scientists are all about inequality right now. But what does psychology have to add?
The Lyric Opera Will Do the Ring Cycle, and It Will Take Five Years
Christine Goerke and Eric Owens, two stars of well-regarded Wagner performances, will play Brünhilde and Wotan in 2016. After one opera per season, the full cycle is scheduled for 2020.
What Are European Cities Doing About Segregation?
Chicago isn't the world's only divided city. But governments across the Atlantic take a different approach to the problem.
Chicago Segregation and South African Apartheid Share Parallel Paths
One is internationally notorious, the other subtle and complex. But these two roads to divided societies share a secret history.
Is Climate Change Causing These Brutal Temperatures?
Climate scientists are asking whether Arctic warming leads to "drunk" jet streams—and the extreme weather in Chicago and elsewhere this week.
10 Stories Every Chicagoan Should Read This Week
Here are some big ideas for 2014—plus thoughts about Chiraq, Jay Cutler, Michael Madigan, and more.