48 Hours

Sensational City Weekends

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Never Send Résumés

A shakeup at Playboy left the managing editor jobless after 16 years. Now he's exploring the world of the newly unemployed.

By Jonathan Black

The Dry Season

In recent years, Chicago has become a tough town in which to get a liquor license. Credit Mayor Daley's strict policies on booze—and enforcement by a stern and obscure bureaucrat.

By Steve Rhodes