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Back to SearchIs Chicago the Most Corrupt City? Plus, Fancy Meals and Good Tourist Traps
A new University of Illinois Chicago report has named Chicago the country’s most corrupt city for the fourth year in a row. Lead producer Simone Alic…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s Most Powerful Alder
The political corruption trial of former 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke begins today. Burke spent more than 50 years in office, making him Chicago’s longest…
2 years, 5 months ago
Federal Aid for Migrants, Save-A-Lot Problems, and Christmas Music 24/7
Mayor Brandon Johnson traveled to Washington, D.C. this week with other big city mayors asking for more federal aid to help the tens of thousands of …
2 years, 5 months ago
Chicago’s Best Hikes Before Winter Sets In
We are halfway through our fall season and before wintertime Chi hits, we are revisiting journalist and naturalist Zack Nauth’s list from last year o…
2 years, 5 months ago
Are Chicago's Most Expensive Restaurants Worth It?
Chicago has no shortage of award-winning fine dining restaurants. Elaborate tasting menus, molecular gastronomy, and artistic small bites that are so…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why Chicago Needs Your Blood
Last month the American Red Cross announced a national blood shortage as supplies had dropped by 25% since August. But what exactly is a blood shorta…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why Hasn’t CPD Fired Cops with Extremist Ties?
A new investigation from WBEZ and the Sun-Times found almost 30 Chicago police officers — including nine still in the department — have been on roste…
2 years, 5 months ago
School Board Map Stalls, South Suburbs Court Bears, and Neighborhood Walking Tours
The first half of the General Assembly's veto session wrapped up Thursday, and there are three days left beginning Nov. 7. Will lawmakers make any pr…
2 years, 5 months ago
From Haunted Hotels to Resurrection Mary: Chi's Scariest Ghost Stories
Haunted hotels, disappearing hitch hikers, and headless horsemen: These are just a few of Chicago’s spookiest ghost stories. But what’s the differenc…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is Illinois to Blame for Pumpkin Spice Madness?
Illinois is the country’s largest producer of pumpkins and home to the canned pumpkin brand that made pumpkin pie a household staple. Does that make …
2 years, 5 months ago