Month: July 2026

You can always tell when a national news crew has touched down in Chicago. They set up on a corner in Englewood or Austin, camera pointed at a boarded-up building, reporter’s face locked in that practiced mix of concern and Continue reading When National Media Drop In: How Outsiders Keep Getting Chicago Wrong→

I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life. I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the stuff that makes you shake your head. But nothing burns me up more than watching a national news crew drop into my city, spend a Continue reading Stop Parachuting Into Chicago: Why National News Keeps Getting It Wrong→