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Photos
Optical Illusions That Make Street Signs 'Invisible'
This is quite an elaborate way to avoid parking tickets.
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Democracy in America
The Skyrocketing Costs of Running for Mayor of a Major U.S. City
While the 2012 presidential election will likely be the most expensive in history, a similar money-race is happening on the local level.
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The Intimacy of Apartment Living, Captured in a Graphic Novel Box Set
Chris Ware chats about his imaginative new work, Building Stories.
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Maps
The Needlessly Inscrutable Geography of Scientific Funding
Data are scarce, but a look at grants from the National Institutes of Health gives us at least a partial picture.
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Rankings
The 2012 Halloween Index
The metros best primed for trick-or-treating and Halloween revelry.
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It's Not Just the East Coast: Chicago Could See Waves as High as 23 Feet
Hurricane Sandy's impact won't spare the Midwest.
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This Bird Migrated Into a Skyscraper
Meet the Chicagoans who rescued it (and hundreds others) in what may be the most depressing job in the city.
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The Next Phase of Chicago's Riverwalk: Fishing and Floating Gardens
The concept: to provide the kind of swimmable setting found in quieter river locales.
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Online Grocery Shopping Is Returning to the Physical World
A Chinese supermarket giant has announced plans to build 1,000 "virtual" supermarkets.
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Maps
Is It Harmful to Release Gang Maps?
Probably not, but as a recent case in Chicago shows, it might not be too helpful either.
