The Chicago Bears are in the market for a pass-rusher to bolster their defensive line. But taxation in Illinois’ can make it difficult to lure talent from other states. The Bears targeted Seattle’s Michael Bennett, whose younger brother Martellus stars at tight-end for Chicago. Brad Biggs from the Chicago Tribune placed Chicago’s offer at around...

Cronyism in the car industry didn’t start with Chicago’s ongoing attempt to control ride-share companies. In 1982, big car dealerships successfully lobbied to ban their competitors from making Sunday car sales. A generation of car buyers has lost out because of it. The obvious features of the law show that it was conceived of by...

Smartphone-based taxi services such as Uber and Lyft have been invaluable for many Chicagoans during the polar vortex and its lingering aftermath. The city’s entrenched taxi industry doesn’t like that fact. They’ve filed suit against the city of Chicago, claiming that allowing the existence of these in-demand services discriminates against people without access to smartphone...