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What's Your City Watching on YouTube?
A new tool shows the geography of Internet distraction.
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Rahm Emanuel's Quid Pro Quo Solution to the Cyclist-Driver Battle in Chicago
Double the fines for bikers that break traffic laws ... and the drivers that door them.
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A Gun Giveaway Program, Coming to a City Near You
A Houston nonprofit wants to test the theory that a fully armed neighborhood is a safer one.
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A Funeral Car Named 'Descanso,' or, When Death Rode the Rails in America
In the first decades of the 20th century, if you died in a city, you may have traveled toward your final resting place via public transit.
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What a 'Modernized' Wrigley Field Might Look Like
We're starting to get a better idea of how the home of the Chicago Cubs could change in the near future.
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There's a Good Reason We're Anxious About Expanding Subway Cell Service
People have an especially hard time ignoring half a conversation because we can't predict what's coming next.
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What an Urban Planner Should Look Like in the Internet Age
As digital and physical worlds move ever closer together, cities need architects expert in both buildings and information.
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Why Big Cities Make Media Liberal
And why the Koch Brothers can't do anything about it, even if they buy up the Tribune papers.
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Everything You Need to Know About Why Chicago Is Furious With Rachel Shteir and The New York Times
An old-fashioned battle over civic character.
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Do Long Commutes Discourage Married Women From Working?
A new study finds that they do — to a very considerable extent.
