An insightful piece from "The Economist" reveals that if you take a ride along Chicago's red line-- a rail service running north-south for 23 miles-- life expectancy varies by 30 years from one end to the other! Thirty years! In a developed country! In the richest country in the world! We've endorsed 4 great progressives who want to fix that.

Ivanka Trump tries some "yeah but" ism about Chicago. She gets all the facts wrong, but no one fires the boss's daughter.

Turns out expertise matters. Would that more governments had that attitude. (open thread)

Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's first African American woman mayor as well as first openly gay mayor, said to her supporters, "Tonight a lot of little boys and girls are watching. And they are seeing something a little different."