Why UChicago Is Opting for Analog Classrooms
The University of Chicago is selectively going tech-free. Its undergrad dean, Melina Hale, explains why.
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How Argonne is Supercharging Scientific Discovery
Argonne’s Ian Foster explains how AI will be used to accelerate research.
Why Does Chicago Hate Food Carts?
Street vendors thrive in other cities, but Chicago has made it tough for them to...
Notes of a North-Side Census Taker
Chicago’s response rate in the 2020 survey was decent — except among the people who would benefit...
Rep. Marie Newman’s First Week on the Job
The representative from LaGrange was sworn in three days before a mob swarmed the Capitol....
The Capitol Insurrection Stirs Political Divisions as Old as Illinois
Only two of Illinois's 17 representatives voted against confirming Biden’s electoral votes, but the move...
Top Doctors
Having a hard time finding a physician you can trust? Our biggest and most comprehensive...
Why Did Chicago Stop Growing?
Our city became a metropolis by gobbling up suburbs we now know as neighborhoods. Then,...
Burial Rights
Mount Hope Cemetery has served the South Side for over a century. Now, amid a...
Todd Ricketts Is Not the Future for Illinois Republicans
The Cubs co-owner and Trump ally is mulling a run for governor. In this state,...
Illinois Needs a New State Song
The aptly titled "Illinois" was written by a Civil War vet to promote Chicago's bid...
The New King of the Opposition
There’s only one man in Illinois with the money and political influence to rout Pritzker’s...
50 Moments That Shaped Chicago 1970–2020
A lot has happened since Chicago published its first issue 50 years ago this month....