Beer freezes at around 13 degrees Fahrenheit. via How beer distributors keep their train cargo from freezing – In Other News – Crain’s Chicago Business.

Pullman was America’s first model industrial town, with company housing and company stores (people who worked for Pullman, in other words, were invited to give their paychecks right back to him). Pullman is also noteworthy for several key events in the history of organized labor. http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2014/01/why-chicago-wants-turn-whole-neighborhood-national-park/8198/

Emanuel is blowing up Chicago’s public education system. De Blasio wants universal pre-kindergarten in his schools. Emanuel is sticking his finger in the dike of tax increases, while de Blasio wants to raise taxes on the wealthy. http://www.suntimes.com/news/washington/25158719-452/ny-chicago-take-different-paths.html