The Bears Do the Safe Thing With Jay Cutler's Contract (No, Really)
The quarterback, and his new contract, are frustrating to Bears fans. But he got what the market demands right now.
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How Extreme Will Chicago’s Weather Get?
Expert predictions for deep winter and beyond.
How the Field Museum's Chief Curiosity Coordinator Stood Up Against Internet Sexism, and How We Can Help Fight Trolls
Emily Graslie went viral with a video standing up to passive and aggressive misogyny. And it worked.
The Truth About TIFs
A new study suggests Chicago's massive use of the controversial tax-financing program doesn't benefit the city.
What's Actually in the Chicago River? A New Study Aims to Find Out
As the city's longtime sewer is slowly converted into a civic centerpiece, an immense new project will catalog the bad (and good) organisms that live there.
The Small Social Networks at the Heart of Chicago Violence
If you run with a bad crowd, statistically speaking, you'll get in trouble.
A Mysterious Chicago Photographer's 24 Images of Life in the 1880s and ’90s
J.C.H. Grabill captured scenes from Deadwood, the American Indian Wars, and life on the rugged frontier. Then he disappeared.
Five Ways to Fix Chicago's TIF Mess
How to reform the city's sprawling economic-development scheme so schools and aldermen don't have to fight for scraps.
The Future of Cities, as Gabe Klein Sees It
The outgoing Chicago Department of Transportation head on how we're heading toward something more dense and automated—and maybe less happy.
How Bikes and Bike-Share Threaten a Way of Life
Why is so much anger directed towards cyclists? They're the vanguard of a great—and frightening—inversion.