TomDArch

Is there any good source (online or offline) that actually explains how the tax bill is determined for a Chicago residence?...

At least this is better than the "study" which named the census tract near Lake and Damen to be "the most dangerous neighborhood in America." Separate from crime reporting issues, this study seems fl...

Two stars for the formerly great Trotter's? Meh. I ate there for the first time last year - the year that they fell off the World's 50 best list (not down - totally off the list) and I wasn't surpri...

Hmmm..... I see a problem with the above "article." You were all talking about the food. A big problem with the Guide Michelin stars are that "service" and "ambiance" heavily influence the selectio...

People interested in actual GOOD POLICY (as opposed to short-sighted partisan politics) will recognize several important things: 1) Transportation is vital to our economy, and 2) Money not spent build...

What's with the loaded language? "In the cross hairs" and "targeting."!?!! The blanket policy of free rides on public transit for all seniors was always a bad policy. It always should have been "me...

Good point. Remember that Birkett oversaw the prosecution of Rolando Cruz. I'm concerned that when someone has faced prosecutorial misconduct, and appeals their case, a man who is widely believed to...

Should this be surprising in Crains? Small-scale, "foodie" companies are never going to buy big ads in Crains, or generate many subscriptions. They are inherently small scale, and thus won't make mu...

I think that there are two sets of rules on interviewing "controversial" people. One set is for people who are making an effort to be fact-based and are speaking in good faith, the other set is for p...

Over $10 for one reservation? That's nuts. What happened to the web facilitating "microtransactions" of fractions of a cent? Now that OpenTable has "economies of scale" going, there's no way their ...

Uh? Wait. When 7 people gang up and beat someone up on the street, the Police typically go to their employers and have them "suspended" at their jobs? I thought that when a group of people beat som...

Seriously? Why don't you give some "air time" to Fred Phelps and Glen Beck? I'm sure it would be "fun"....

Thanks to the high tide of stupid we're experiencing currently, this moron is going to continue to have low taxes on the income he makes over $250k. Totally awesome fiscal policy in action....

I had a dish at a restaurant last year that included quince and it got me on a bit of a quince kick last fall. Home made membrillo (quince "paste" - more like a firm gel) is great and simple to make,...

I guess GPS tracking would be a start - it might help to deal with cabbies doing 50mph on side streets with 25mph speed limits and such. But a real improvement would come with something like dash cam...