Illinois

Travel

Humanizing Portraits of Mentally Ill Inmates at Cook County Jail

01.17.19

By Miss Rosen
Pulse

Catholic Church in Illinois knew about sex abuse allegations against 500 priests but didn’t tell anyone

12.20.18

By Carter Sherman
Food

How This Illinois ‘Burger King’ Has Defied the Global Chain with the Same Name

12.12.18

By Dave Minsky
This Story of an Elevator Plummeting 84 Floors Is an Absolute Nightmare

11.19.18

By River Donaghey
Money

I Doubled My Public School Teacher’s Salary in 10 Years

11.15.18

By She Picks Up Pennies
Drugs

Everybody Loves Weed, Midterms Suggest

11.07.18

By Eve Peyser
Tech

A Biochemist Is Beating a GOP Incumbent Backed by the Chemical Industry in Key House Race

10.25.18

By Kaleigh Rogers
Pulse

Kids are traumatized from gun violence in Chicago and a new lawsuit says it’s the governor’s fault

10.05.18

By Tess Owen
Bruno the Incredibly Extra Cat Has Finally Found a Home

08.21.18

By Drew Schwartz
Entertainment

This ‘Redneck Fishin’ Tournament’ Is Pest Control at Its Most American

08.06.18

By Sean Neumann
Pulse

An Illinois Republican used his ex’s nude photos to catfish men over Instagram, report says

08.01.18

By Carter Sherman
Pulse

Man who berated woman for her Puerto Rico T-shirt gets slapped with 2 hate crime felonies

07.13.18

By Tess Owen

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

4 days ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

4 days ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike