Is chivalry dead? Depends on who you ask. We walked someone to a bus stop last night, so we'll count that. more ›

Early census data that's now starting to come to light shows that integration of America's neighborhoods is regressing slightly. As for Chicago? Well, we're still hyper-segregated. more ›

Publisher CQ Press released its list of the most dangerous cities in America and — shock of shocks — Chicago is nowhere to be found on the list. We had to double check that list ourselves. Surely, Police Superintendent Jody Weis, if he's aware of the list, is saying "I told you so" right now. more ›

The Stew has reported the contents of the most recent Zagat Guide, the 2011 America's Top Restaurant's Guide. We probably don't use Zagat as much as we should, preferring more substantial reviews, but this guide doesn't just have restaurant reviews. The more interesting part of this year's Zagat is the survey data contained within, about general dining preferences. more ›

Interesting little story in today's Sun-Times about how Jewel boasting they were slashing prices on thousands of items last spring. Prompted by announced higher-than-expected quarterly profits by Jewel's parent company Supervalu, New York-based market analysts Jeffries & co. conducted a market-basket survey and found that Jewel's prices actually increased 6 percent. the survey measured fast-selling items like milk, bread and eggs, as well as perishables, and found the average basket value of groceries at Jewel-Osco stores in January was $163. Jeffries & Co. also found Jewel to have fewer promotions. more ›

We've joked that if there was an iPhone app that would allow us to have sex with ours, we'd download it in a heartbeat. But it's only a joke. Others are more serious about their cell phone use. A recent survey shows that 3 out of 10 people in Chicago would rather give up sex than their cell phones. [Chicago Breaking News] more ›

It was just over a month ago that we posed the question: Is this Chicago's moment in the Sun? It led to the conclusion that we don't need anyone to tell us how great our city is, despite its drawbacks, because we love it just the same. And now we have proof. Paris-based environmental-services firm Veolia Environnement SA reports that Chicagoans love their city more than residents in 13 other major international cities (including New York City, Paris, and Tokyo) love theirs. The company surveyed around 600 people in all 14 cities to gather their rankings. Chicago's "very satisfied" response rate was first at 49 percent, followed by Sydney (44 percent), New York (41 percent), Berlin (38 percent), and L.A. and Paris (35 percent) rounding out the top five. more ›