David Arledge spends hours every day in this spot. From the bench behind an empty baseball field, Arledge surveys his neighborhood’s centerpiece, Welles Park.
Organizers of the NATO summit say one of the reasons Chicago is playing host is to help improve the city’s global image. But plenty of local companies are already doing business internationally.
Many officials say so, but a WBEZ investigation finds no evidence that inmates freed from jail against the wishes of immigration authorities reoffend or jump bail more than other former inmates do.
Last year was a disaster for White Sox players Adam Dunn and Jake Peavy; it seemed improbable they would bounce back in 2012. But now both men are vying for “comeback player of the year.”
