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Hello Britain, Meet Chicago: Granta Takes a Toddlin' Town Tour

Victoria Lautman | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago


Victoria Lautman

It's Chicago's turn to inspire an issue of Granta, the esteemed British literary journal that seems to instantly confer upon the subscriber a mantle of elevated intellect, or at least the appearance of it. I talked about the issue with editor John Freeman.

Green News Report - September 1, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Fires rage across California as Hurricane Jimena bears down on Baja; Lights out for incandescent lightbulbs; The Summer of...

Health Care Town Hall in Chicago -- Let them Speak!

Aemilia Scott | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago


Aemilia Scott

I attended Jan Schakowsky's Town Hall in Skokie, Illinois Monday. All the anti-healthcare reform people want is for you to let them speak! Okay, we'll let them speak.

America's Five Most Stressful Cities

ABC News | Sarah Lynch | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Few enjoy their commute. Just ask Stephen Dinwiddie, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Chicago....

1000 Journals and the Capacity for Hope

James M. Lynch | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


James M. Lynch

The agenda was: here's a blank page, please fill it in, pass it on and return it to me. It's simple, straightforward, open and effective.

Tribune: Decline of a Media Giant

Chris Maloney | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago


Chris Maloney

Tribune's vast multimedia holdings were supposed to act as a hedge against a downturn in any one area -- that was before the Internet and the "perfect storm" financial crisis.

Remembering Ted Kennedy

Murray Fromson | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Murray Fromson

None of my colleagues covering Ted Kennedy's early emergence on the national horizon in the 1960s bet on him as a promising young star.

Coming Home to Race in the Chicago Triathlon

Jim Garfield | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago


Jim Garfield

We will do battle with the elements, the course and ourselves as we hurl into the chilly waters of Lake Michigan beginning at 6:00 AM.

Sneaky Sigg Sold BPA

Sarah Newman | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green


Sarah Newman

Millions of others joined the Sigg bandwagon after learning about the horrors of many reusable plastic bottles that contain BPA or polycarbonate. However, it seems like we were duped.

You're Not the King of Me: Midwest Gen Runs Afoul of the Clean Air Act

Henry Henderson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago


Henry Henderson

Filing a lawsuit against the folks responsible for filth-spewing, coal-burning relics in Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods.

Wild Thing: You Make Animal Control's Phone Ring

Mari Gallagher | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago


Mari Gallagher

Animals are very intelligent but, like humans, they get swept away from time to time by emotions and ignore logic.

Ambassador To China Makes Pitch For Chicago To Host 2016 Olympics

AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago


BEIJING — The new U.S. ambassador to China slipped in a pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics while presenting his credentials to t...

Police Kill Knife-Wielding Man In Downtown Chicago

AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Police have shot and killed a knife-wielding man who threatened an elderly bystander in Chicago's downtown theater district. Police s...

Anniversary: Chicago '68

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago


Michael Kaplan

All things converged to one night: tonight, forty-one years ago. The police found the fuse and lit it.

United Airlines' Second Golden Marketing Opportunity: United Breaks Guitars, Song 2

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media


Andrew Cherwenka

What if United put its best baggage handlers on drums and its best customer service reps on the tambourine? They could have in-house legal counsel singing backup.

David Hoffman To Resign Inspector General Post And Run For Senate

NBC Chicago | Posted 09.26.2009 | Chicago


Chicago's Inspector General, David Hoffman, is close resigning his post in the Daley administration so that he can run for U.S. Senate, sources say....

Daley To Admit Parking Deal Got "Screwed Up," Spent Too Much Time On Olympics

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 09.25.2009 | Chicago


Mayor Daley will acknowledge tonight that his administration "totally screwed up" the transition to private control of the city's 36,000 parking meter...

Teen Sex Headline Abuse

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media


Philip N. Cohen

Early sexual activity is risky for adolescents. But, despite what you might have read in today's headlines, sex at age 12 is not the norm for poor children.

Premature Anti-Fascist

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

I first spied Dr. Hilkevitch on the corner of 51st and Woodlawn, at the bus stop for the #2, from Kenwood to downtown Chicago. It was 1989, my first year as a graduate student in clinical psychology at Northwestern.

Chicago Shuts Down City Government On Monday To Save Money

CBS 2 | Posted 09.15.2009 | Chicago


If you planned to check out a library book, visit a city clinic or have your garbage picked up on Monday, you're out of luck. The City of Chicago wil...

A Chance to Change

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago


Michael Markarian

On Chicago's South Side, Michael Vick spoke to at-risk youth and urged them not to get involved in dog-fighting, telling kids from personal experience not to go down this dead-end path.

The Push to the Finish Continues

Patrick Ryan | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago


Patrick Ryan

If we win the Games, the financial and social benefits generated would be tremendous--jobs, economic development, affordable housing, improved parks, and sports programs for thousands and thousands of kids.

Jerry Springer Joins "Chicago" On Broadway

NewYorkology | Posted 09.09.2009 | Home


Talk-show host Jerry Springer will take on the role of shady lawyer Billy Flynn in Broadway’s “Chicago,” according to Telecha...

Arriving in 2011: The Perfect Museum for Las Vegas

Ellen Sterling | Posted 09.04.2009 | Style


Ellen Sterling

The latest only-in-Las Vegas cultural offering is the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement -- the very site of the museum has a bit of mob-related history of its own.

Weekend Off?

Brian Dickie | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago


Brian Dickie

Their utterly delightful, spectacles and all, Marian/Galatea was Amy Conn. The show is worth it for her alone. But for much else as well.