Category: Catchup

Unsung urban planning hero Edward Brennan tamed a chaotic 19th-century street-numbering system.

We start an era-by-era search for the district’s ‘golden age’ and wonder: Could it be right now?

We start an era-by-era search for the district’s ‘golden age’ and wonder: Could it be right now?

The city rode high when ‘His Airness’ played for the Bulls. But what did he leave behind?

The city rode high when ‘His Airness’ played for the Bulls. But what did he leave behind?

Camp Douglas’ deadly reputation was kept in shadows but now there’s a surprising movement to bring it to light.

Engineers once compared Chicago’s soggy soil to jelly cake. How did they build a forest of skyscrapers on it?

How Chicago’s Polish community won a Revolutionary War hero a holiday ... in a state he never stepped in.

Sure, the timing’s awful for campaigning and voting, but it wasn’t some trick concocted by the Democratic Machine. In fact, it was meant to empower voters.

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A Chinese developer wants to alter the city skyline and break a dry spell in a field we once dominated.

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