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When the snow starts piling up in Chicago, the city kicks its fleet of plows and salt trucks into gear. It’s a whole production—GPS-tracked rigs, live maps, big talk about fair service. But if you keep an eye on those Continue reading Why Chicago’s Snow Response Mapping Reveals Who the City Prioritizes
Here’s something the tourism brochures won’t tell you. Chicago doesn’t fight snow the same way for everybody. Not even close. If you want a raw, unfiltered look at who actually matters and who gets left spinning their wheels on a Continue reading The Map Is a Mirror: What Chicago’s Snow Response Tells You About Power
Look, I’ve been around this town long enough to remember when the Chicago Tribune had a newsroom that thundered. You could feel it from the street—a blocky fortress on Michigan Avenue where reporters actually dug into City Hall’s dirty laundry. Continue reading How the Chicago Tribune’s Decline Changed City Hall Coverage
That press room on two at City Hall used to hum like a switchboard. Ten, twelve years ago, you’d push open the door and get hit with the clatter—keyboards from the Tribune’s cramped quarters, a scanner crackling, somebody yelling into Continue reading What Died in the Press Room: The Tribune Pulled Back and City Hall Noticed