Chicago Shootings Tracker for July 18-20, 2014
This map will update through the weekend as shootings in Chicago are confirmed.
View ArticleChicago Weekend Shooting Tracker for July 25-27, 2014
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View ArticleChicago Weekend Shooting Tracker for July 31 – August 3, 2014
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View ArticleMap: Data show population growth of poor in cities vs. suburbs
A new report from the Brookings Institution reveals that the increase in the population of poor people from 2000 to 2008-12 was highest in suburban communities compares to cities. Swipe between the two...
View ArticleScouting report: Adam Dunn as pitcher vs. Texas Rangers
Fans love it. Managers hate it. The position player called in to pitch in a blowout. Robust DH Adam Dunn got the call for the White Sox in the 9th inning last night as they were being destroyed by the...
View ArticleIllinois has third-lowest car ownership costs in nation
Here's another reason (besides the obvious) to be happy you live in Illinois instead of Wyoming: It costs significantly less to own and operate a car in Illinois, according to Bankrate's 2014 car cost...
View ArticleMAP: FAA announces flight restrictions around Ferguson, Missouri
The FAA has announced temporary flight restrictions over Ferguson, Missouri through August 18, citing a need "to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities" according to a notice posted...
View ArticleChicago Weekend Shooting Tracker for Aug. 15-17, 2014
This map will update through the weekend as shootings in Chicago are confirmed.
View ArticleDATA: The Cost of Parenting
The latest report from the USDA on parenting concludes that it will cost a middle-income American family nearly a quarter of a million dollars ($245,340) to raise a child born in 2013 until he or she...
View ArticleChicago Weekend Shootings Tracker for August 22-24, 2014
This map will update through the weekend as shootings in Chicago are confirmed. Click on a location for the time, address and other details about each shooting over the weekend. Sun-Times breaking news...
View ArticleDATA: Where International Students Come From
A report released Friday from the Global Cities Initiative found that in the 2012-13 school year, U.S. universities hosted a record 819,644 foreign students, up 7 percent from the previous year. Using...
View ArticleInteractive: How CPS Schools Performed on the NWEA MAP
The latest NWEA MAP tests show Chicago charter school elementary students significantly lagging behind CPS neighborhood schools in reading growth. In math growth and actual reading and math scores,...
View ArticleGRAPHIC: 2014 Summer Weekend Shootings
The warmer, summer months are typically when gun violence increases in Chicago, and that trend has continued in 2014. The weekends are often when the number of shootings spikes throughout the city, as...
View ArticleChicago Weekend Shootings Tracker for September 5-7, 2014
This map will update through the weekend as shootings in Chicago are confirmed.
View ArticleCHART: How Local Universities Compare
Here’s where national and regional schools in the Chicago area fall in the latest U.S. News & World report rankings of the nation’s universities and colleges, and what their graduation, acceptance...
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