Chicago magazine, September 5, 2013 — The Hyperloop may be in the news now, but shuttles powered by a burst of air were supposed to be the future of transportation in Chicago a century ago… Read my story for Chicago magazine. Photo: Chicago Tribune archives
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Chicago’s Flag Is a Much Bigger Deal Than Any Other City’s Flag
Joseph Dunlop, a newspaper publisher imprisoned for obscenity
Chicago magazine, March 2010 — By the summer of 1895, anyone who glanced through the classified ad section of a feisty young newspaper called the Chicago Dispatch would have noticed a curious phenomenon: Dozens of women used the forum to announce their desire to meet gentlemen. Many ladies specified the sort of men they wanted to see:… Continue reading Joseph Dunlop, a newspaper publisher imprisoned for obscenity
A man with a gun: A primer on John Dillinger
Was Jane Addams a lesbian?
The smoking gun: Anti-smoking crusader Lucy Page Gaston
Chicago magazine, January 2008 — Year after year, Lucy Page Gaston sat through Chicago City Council meetings and legislative sessions in Springfield. Even as politicians exhaled clouds of tobacco smoke, the prim lady in a somber black dress urged them to pass laws restricting cigarettes. Read my story in Chicago magazine.