- News & Features, Feature, Apr 25, 2013
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The man who transformed high school baseball on the south side
Simeon Career Academy's veteran high school coach has spent three decades building an unlikely baseball dynasty. Will Leroy Franklin and his Wolverines finally get the recognition they deserve?
- You Are Here, Zoom in, Mar 1, 2013
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Zoom in: Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park houses a pair of bronze bison with a connection to the Chicago World's Fair.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 27, 2013
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An endangered piece of history beneath Lake Michigan's surface
The shipwreck of the Silver Spray has rested a stone's throw from the Hyde Park shoreline for nearly 100 years—but it may not be around for much longer.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 5, 2011
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The Park Grill scandal: one for the ages
The twisted tale behind the city's new lawsuit against Park Grill and the Chicago Park District
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 26, 2011
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Return of the basketball rims
- News & Features, Chicago Reader at Forty, Sep 15, 2011
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2006
The year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 21, 2011
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Spokeswoman for parking meter company gets approval for Park District board
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Jun 16, 2011
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Uptown turns down a TIF deal—for the moment
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 10, 2011
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Swan Boats Dead in the Water at Lincoln Park Zoo
You won't see the swan boats at Lincoln Park Zoo this summer, but they could eventually return to the former cemetery.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 9, 2010
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Chicago's First Official Bike Park
Chicago's first legal bike park, the Garden, opened on July 31.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 29, 2010
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7/31 Grand Opening of Chicago's First Bike Park
Chicago Area Mountain Bikers and the Chicago Park District celebrate the opening of Chicago's first bike park with a party on July 31.
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 29, 2010
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The Picture Police
Do festivals like Pitchfork and Lollapalooza have the right to restrict photography in a public park?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 15, 2010
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Joe Moore and the Book Bike
Thanks to a new partnership with the Chicago Public Library, Gabe Levinson won't need a permit to give away books in city parks. But if that hadn't happened...
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 8, 2010
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Huberman’s Miracle
A sop to angry parents—and a slap at the teachers' union
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2010
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Gun-Rights Meeting Is On After All—But Not at Tuley Park
A gun rights group is moving its town hall meeting Wednesday night to Chicago State University after Park District officials revoked their reservation at a south side field house.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2010
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Park District Balks at Gun-Rights Group Meeting
Several weeks ago leaders of Illinois Carry got a permit to hold a meeting on gun ownership rights at a south side park. Yesterday park officials announced it's not going to happen.
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 14, 2010
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The Case For Selling Off the City
You’ve read plenty in these pages about the hazards of turning over roads, airports, and parking meters to private companies. But when privatization is done right, argues advocate John Schmidt, it can be an ideal partnership.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 1, 2010
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Free Fitness Week at Chicago Park District
All Chicago Park District fitness center locations offer free workout days from Sat 1/2 to Sun 1/10.
- News & Features, The Arts, Dec 3, 2009
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Chapman Kelley’s Mutilated Garden
The Seventh Circuit is set to decide if the Park District had the right to destroy an artwork.
- News & Features, Politics, Nov 26, 2009
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The Insider
Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott
