From a journalist's standpoint, the most refreshing news to emerge from Catalyst Chicago's recent interview with incoming Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard was his promise to be transparent.
At a time when it seemed few in Vashti McCollum's conservative Champaign, Illinois community dared to question the connection between patriotism and religion, McCollum hit the "pause button."
We are two Chicago burger fanatics on a quest to seek and eat the best burgers this city has to offer. We hope to lead Chicagoans to the burger promised land.
Obama declared that the past week "has been a reminder of what we're about as a people." It was a week in which our nation puffed out its collective chest and took deep satisfaction in one man's demise.
I'm impressed with the diversity of art on view in Chicago, which I find emblematic of Chicago. I don't see a prevailing aesthetic. I see well-made art.
Adding minutes of classroom time might be helpful, depending on how that extra time is used.
Every year in Cook County, thousands of women are facing tough choices and making the difficult decision to declare bankruptcy, a decision that has the potential to dramatically change someone's life.
Imagine growing up in a system where, generation after generation, the zip code you live in means you are going to have to fight the moment you walk out the front door.
To truly honor motherhood, we must do more than buy a box of chocolates. In that spirit I want to recognize the local leaders who aim to change policies and systems that affect mothers and their families.
Director Godinez is exceptionally qualified, with almost 40 years of corrections experience. This experience should serve him well as he confronts the significant challenges facing IDOC.
The struggle against Fisk and Crawford power plants has been ongoing for decades. Today the issue has effectively perked the ears of politicians. How influenced were they by the rapid gentrification of Pilsen?
Are you trying to destroy any chance for comprehensive immigration reform for the next 10 years? Based on your words and actions over the last two years, it sure seems that the answer is "yes."
Why, 30 years into the AIDS crisis, are rates of HIV highest among young gay men, particularly men of color? I interviewed Dr. Ron Stall, a leading HIV prevention expert.
The Bolivian national legislature may be about to birth a stunning global precedent in the creation of an environmentally sane future: establishing legal rights for Mother Earth.
Wendy McClure, author of the new book The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost Word of Little House on the Prairie, stopped by to talk Laura, Pa and churning butter.
Much like the residents of Chernobyl, the Japanese are paying a tragic price for the unreasonable and avoidable risks we take to secure our energy.
Rahm Emanuel came out with guns blazing, drawing clear battle lines with Chicago teachers and parents by announcing that he will appoint Jean-Claude Brizard as the district's Chief Executive Officer.
This cold Chicago spring is giving birth to more than hardy flowers. Power is shifting uncertainly for the first time in two decades. Citizens, scholars and politicians are free to imagine a new Chicago.
Atlas is a movie about railroads and steel, the ribs and heart of an America past. It is a world like our world but just missing reality.
John Barrett, 2011.05.10
