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Community Reaction to Mayor Emanuel’s Announcement
From issues of police and violence, to community development and education, an assessment of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy.
Viewer Feedback: ‘Draft Horses Love to Work’
Readers respond enthusiastically to our story about a push to ban horse-drawn carriages in Chicago.
Viewer Feedback: ‘Isn’t The State One Big Casino?’
Readers react to the prospect of a casino in Chicago.
Viewer Feedback: ‘Finally a Law I Can Fully Support’
Readers react to a new Illinois law that toughens up penalties for texting while driving.
Could the Giant Prehistoric Shark in ‘The Meg’ Still Be Lurking?
We bite into the science behind this summer’s blockbuster movie about the giant, prehistoric shark Megalodon with a Shedd Aquarium expert.
‘Midnight Years’ Memoir a Story of Surviving Jon Burge
Ronald Kitchen met former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge in 1988. He would go on to spend two decades in prison – including a dozen years on death row – before his exoneration in 2009.
‘Leopold and Loeb Files’ Offers Deep Dive Into Baffling 1924 Murder
Some have called the Leopold and Loeb case “the murder that wouldn’t die.” A new book fans the flames of our obsession with this baffling and sensational crime. A conversation with author Nina Barrett.
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Woman Charged With Murdering 7-Year-Old Girl Threatened to Stab Store Worker Minutes Earlier: Prosecutors
Chicago Hotel Workers Continue Strike Monday as They Seek New Contract
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