Andrew H. Malcolm

The car trip can draw the family together, as it was in the days before television when parents and children actually talked to each other.

A driver is a king on a vinyl bucket-seat throne, changing direction with the turn of a wheel, changing the climate with a flick of the button, changing the music with the switch of a dial.

Calling O'Hare an airport is like calling the Queen Elizabeth II a boat.

A Chicago alderman once confessed he needed physical exercise but didn't like jogging, because in that sport you couldn't hit anyone.