Yunus Emre Tozal –

September 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago should not hand over hundreds of millions in public money without locking in, on paper, what residents get in return.

August 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Frost lifts the pavement every winter; crews patch it every spring. This is what happens when a city treats a symptom instead of a cause.

July 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The problem is not that the University of Chicago gave Claude to to all students. The problem is whether it still knows what it is selling.

June 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Obama Presidential Center was designed as a hub for change. But as that is celebrated, stores that residents have relied on are closing.

May 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Diversity can’t be sustained through good intentions alone. It has to be built into physical form.

April 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Waymo is a system developed and tested in San Francisco. What does it do in a Chicago winter?

April 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago is about to know itself in a way that's extremely detailed. Will that lead to smart regional planning?

March 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With Meta smart glasses rising in popularity, when you walk down Michigan Avenue today, you cannot tell who around you is recording.

February 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The true miracle of this month is the fact that it is the "festival of brotherhood," a month of reinforcing the feeling of belonging.

February 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

On Chicago's South and West sides, a bike lane is often read as the harbinger of gentrification.

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