Topic: Chicago
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Photos
The World's Biggest Gay Rights 'Tattoo'
Artist Steed Taylor unravels the story behind Chicago's "Galloon," a tribute to out gays and lesbians in the military.
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We Want You: City Data Edition
A new portal will collect open streams from different cities, making for easier comparisons.
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Maps
The Chicago Transit Authority Map of Economic Hardship
A station-by-station map of poverty, crowded housing and employment.
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Photos
A Satellite View of City Growth, in GIFs
Watch these 11 cities boom over recent decades. From space. In animated GIFs.
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Democracy in America
Officials Gone Wild: Cook County Morgue CEO Flees Stacks of Corpses
Also, Los Angeles-area officials believe that "money makes the monkey dance," and a Georgia mayor struggles to get somebody to pay for his lawsuit.
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Blast From the Transit Solution Past: New York's Moving Sidewalks
A six-mile loop of moving platforms could have been the congestion solution 1903 New York needed.
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The Dark Side of the Smart City, in Video Game Form
"Watch Dogs" puts the controls of a networked city in players' hands.
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Chicago's Downtown Goes All 1980s With Immense, Fluorescent Art
Installation artist Jessica Stockholder wants pedestrians to feel like they're "walking through an animated film."
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Photos
The City as Lifesize Monopoly Board
An artist in Chicago takes the game to the streets.
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Census Accuracy Report Shakes Up Municipal Challenges
Cities might not want to question the nation's people counters.
