Chicago

Memorial Day Was Meant To Reconcile

Lillian Daniel | Posted 05.28.2012

Lillian Daniel

Here in my city of Chicago, as NATO gathers amid displays of military force as well as protests, I pray for comfort for all those who have lost a loved one to the ravages of war. I pray that the peace of Christ, which passes all human understanding, will knit together this weary and war-torn world.

"Old Country" Bonds: Chicago and the Future of the Atlantic Alliance

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 05.26.2012

Mark V. Vlasic

Despite the fact that NATO might be "the most successful military alliance the world has ever seen," our transatlantic bonds go far beyond combined military operations. They are interwoven into the very fabric of our society.

Hospital CEO To Step Down Amid Accretive Health Debt-Collection Controversy

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.24.2012

Mark Eustis, the president CEO of a Minnesota hospital company under fire from state and federal authorities for allegedly harsh tactics its employees...

'American Digger': Chicago Cops Bust Ric Savage

Posted 05.24.2012

On the latest episode of "American Digger" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Spike), Ric Savage and the crew headed to Chicago in search of loot from mobster Al Ca...

Tell Us Where It Hurts: Anna Deavere Smith's One-Woman Show

Kevin O'Donnell | Posted 05.22.2012

Kevin O'Donnell

Every nurse I talked to earlier in the day at a rally in downtown Chicago and before the show had a similar personal story to add to the Smith's Tell Us Where It Hurts show. Not one nurse thought either the U.S. health care system or the U.S. economy was working.

The New American Order: Using Weapons of Compliance to Stamp Out Protest

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.22.2012

John W. Whitehead

In the face of the government's growing power, we are all lumped into the same category: potential nuisances and rabble rousers who must be surveilled, silenced and, if necessary, shut down.

In Chicago, Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans Put NATO's Endless War on Trial

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.21.2012

Robert Naiman

More than two million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. CNN and Fox can focus on what they want, but you can't hide the life experiences of two million people indefinitely.

The World's Fair Project: The Parks (PHOTOS)

Jade Doskow | Posted 05.18.2012

Jade Doskow

2012-05-18-worldsfairparks.jpgWorld's Fairs typically were used by the hosting city as a reason to develop an urban site that was previously unused. Some of these sites were marshes, forests, or simply sprawling fields. A lot of my photographs examine a return to nature as weeds and plants would overgrow the exposition pavilions; in many cases, there was no real concrete proof that this huge event ever took place, except for the magnificent park that was developed as a direct result.

King Louie, Chicago's Latest Big Label Rapper, on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.18.2012

Mark Bazer

King Louie also talks about his beginnings as a rapper, his work ethic and more. Plus, he performs his viral hit "Too Cool."

The Police, the iPhone and Your Right to Record

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.18.2012

Timothy Karr

While the media landscape has changed, our First Amendment rights haven't. Freedom of the press is more important, not less, when anyone with a mobile phone and an Internet connection can act as a journalist.

Hot Topics At This Weekend's NATO Summit

Posted 05.18.2012

Plenty of people are protesting. Pakistan's president is joining the party, among other non-NATO invitees. And of course, the POTUS will be hosting th...

Violence and Greeting Cards

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.18.2012

Robert Koehler

The history of violence that is coming to Chicago belongs entirely to NATO. What a paradox. We mask unutterable brutality and an agenda of endless violence and global domination in the language of Hallmark greeting cards and turn sound cannons on the ensuing cries of outrage.

Back Story: Obama's 360 On Marriage Equality

Tracy Baim | Posted 05.17.2012

Tracy Baim

At the core, Obama actually never changed his view that same-sex couples should have the same rights and benefits as those given to opposite-sex couples. What changed after 1996 was a slow move away from the word "marriage."

Sending Sex Traffickers and Johns a Message Before NATO

Rachel Durchslag | Posted 05.17.2012

Rachel Durchslag

In preparation for NATO, both local law enforcement and the military are sending a message to pimps, traffickers and potential customers: If you buy sex in Chicago, there will be consequences for your crimes.

Big Data and a Brave New World

Ben Hecht | Posted 05.17.2012

Ben Hecht

In this early stage of innovating with Big Data in cities, the challenge is not how to do something with nothing but how to do anything with a lot.

We Need Smarter Kids, Not More Smart Bombs

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.17.2012

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Chicago is girding for the opening of the NATO Summit on May 20. The ministers and heads of state will be greeted by a rich array of protests, marches, events and counter-summits. Security is already tight near the conference center, and tensions are building.

U.S. Requests Help To Pay For Afghan Army

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.17.2012

WASHINGTON — Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country ...

From NYC to Dubai - Public Art Heats Up for the Summer

MutualArt | Posted 05.17.2012

MutualArt

After a long, cold winter of hibernating inside museums, artists venture out into the heat this summer to create art in the public realm...

Chicago Bakery Employees Sue Coworkers, Saying They Were Cut Out Of Lottery Jackpot

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2012

Tossing a few bucks into your office lottery doesn't sound like the type of thing that would end in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. Then again, no one ...

'We Are Giving The Image That We Are Money-Hungry,' Hospital Workers Say

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.16.2012

Employees at Minnesota hospitals that contracted with Accretive Health repeatedly complained about the company's methods of getting money from patient...

What Is Obama's Position on Afghanistan? Say It Again?

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.16.2012

Tom Hayden

Three years later, bin Laden is dead, the drones inflame Pakistan opinion and complicate a peace settlement, and 33,000 American troops are scheduled to pull out by the end of 2012 with "steady withdrawals" to continue after.

Husband Wanted For Stabbing New Wife To Death In Her Wedding Dress

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.16.2012

CHICAGO — The groom is being sought in the stabbing death of his young bride hours after their marriage – his new wife's body found in a b...

Jeffrey Young

Hospital Debt Collector Taps Washington Bigwigs In Bid To Restore Reputation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.15.2012

Accretive Health, a debt-collection company under fire for allegedly hounding hospital patients over unpaid bills, has hired former President George W...

Asian Carp: Feds' Slick PR Is Not the Solution

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.15.2012

Henry Henderson

Last week must have looked like a dismal week for the folks overseeing the efforts to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

Pakistan To Attend NATO Summit

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders in Chicago this weekend, the Pakis...