Your Zip Code Predicts How Long You're Going To Live
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.
The Chicago Teachers' Strike Isn't Just About Kids – It's About Union Power Too
Unions are fighting for their lives, in addition to the minds of their students.
Mika Brzezinski Chews Out Ivanka For Distraction, Lies
Ivanka Trump tries some "yeah but" ism about Chicago. She gets all the facts wrong, but no one fires the boss's daughter.
Mika Chews Out Ivanka Trump For Chicago Lies
Ivanka tried to insert some fake news about Chicago to distract from her Daddy's complicity with the targeted shooting of Hispanics in El Paso.
Chicago's Renegade Alligator Caught By Florida Expert
Turns out expertise matters. Would that more governments had that attitude. (open thread)
Eric Trump Says Cocktail Waitress Spit On Him. Twitter Responds!
Maybe she was aiming for his drink?
Chicago Elects First Gay And First African-American Woman As Mayor
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."
Meet The Woman Who Bought Hotel Rooms For The Homeless During Polar Vortex
Candace Payne put her money to work for the homeless in Chicago. (open thread)
Jussie Smollett Survived Attempted Lynching, But Let's Not Call It A Hate Crime Just Yet
We wouldn't want to leap to conclusions, here.
Are Separate Raids On Deutsche Bank, Former Trump Tax Advisor Related? (UPDATED)
As Michael Cohen was appearing in a New York courtroom, the feds were raiding a former Trump tax advisor's and Chicago Alderman's office. Earlier, German authorities conducted a raid on Deutsche Bank's offices in connection with money laundering activities.
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