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The Checkerboard Lounge permanently closed its doors in 2015 – but these doors were not those of the storied blues shrine that had stood on 43rd Street since 1972. The demise of this cultural mainstay opens Davarian Baldwin’s new book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universites Are Plundering Our Cities. In 2003 the University of Chicago put …

H-T’s managing editor steps down; Common Council to consider scooter use ordinance; Senate Bill 105 grapples with redistricting reform; Transportation Improvement Plan includes amendment requesting drones for IDOT and State Police; Road closures common amid heavy county road construction. FEATURE At a recent Eugene V. Debs celebration, University of Chicago Professor Aaron Benavav spoke on the pros and cons of …

Universal Basic Income is often touted as a solution to the struggles of our current economic system; providing for those left behind, as the U.S. economy transitions away from manufacturing. University of Chicago Professor Aaron Benanav spoke on the darker implications of UBI, at an event sponsored by WFHB, last month. Benanav said UBI may be used to placate people …