These are strange days for the movies. Sure, Hollywood still pretty much owns the world's box office. But as with other media - books, music, TV - moviegoers want what they want when they want...

Generations of people came to the Midwest in hopes of finding a better life. But economic opportunity has been harder to find since the recession began, and in recent years, people have left the region in...

Peter Drucker once suggested that the true quality of leadership cannot be measured by eloquence, but rather by effectiveness. In general I agree, but...

The Lincoln Park Zoo announced Wednesday that they've euthanized Adelor, an 18-year-old African lion whose health and quality of life was deteriorating. The...

When Daniel Burnham laid out his plan for Chicago, he envisioned the city with five piers, but only one was commissioned: the Municipal Pier.  In the decades since, the Pier has served as a Naval training center for sailors and pilots, a college campus for the University of Illinois, and a public recreational space.

Now known as Navy Pier, the current incarnation is one of the most popular tourist attractions...