“Reputed West Side gang boss — now facing charges in 6 killings — sent guard to hospital, made threats, bragged of violence, records show. And he largely got away with it because Cook County Jail disciplinary board didn’t act soon […]
The professor has contributed much to our understanding of behavioral economics – the field that shows just how irrational we humans can be when it comes to money. | learn more
There’s a brouhaha taking place in my neighborhood. Pollos Vivos is a local shop that’s been around since 1953 selling freshly butchered chickens and turkeys. A couple weeks ago an animal rights group made their way inside to stage a […]
“Chicago, described by President Trump and others as a hellish, dystopian crime scene akin to a ‘war-torn nation’ and ‘worse than Afghanistan’ is about to shatter all of its tourism records, including the one it set last year.” | learn more
Chicago Magazine analyzes the state’s ongoing population decline, including the newer phenomenon of shrinking college towns across Illinois. | learn more
Railroad cars have long been a source of leverage and power over commercial adversaries. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly owned most of the tank cars in the US, which gave them power over the mighty railroads. Now, little known Iowa Pacific […]
In case you’re interested in even more evidence of how our state has made poor fiscal decisions in the past. | learn more
In case you haven’t seen this news everywhere already, Amazon wants to find a city to support a 2nd headquarters. Chicago will bid. I’ll reserve excitement, but it’d be cool for sure! | learn more
CPS is usually in the news in a negative light (being broke, teachers strikes, schools closing, etc.), but this week’s story is something to be proud of! Over the past 6 years, the graduation rate has grown 36%. The growth […]
“The city has removed graffiti 232,000 times from Aug. 1, 2015 to July 31, 2017, according to city data.” Check out the link to find out how much that cost the city. | learn more