Weekend Getaways
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All in the Game
How a brilliant Harvard student invented the classic board game Diplomacy—and then went on to a long career as a La Grange Park postman
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In May’s letters: CAPS cheerleading, public-transit lobbying, and Royko-inspired nostalgia
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May 2009: Karin Horgan Sullivan, Dennis Ray Wheaton, Andreas Larsson, Bryan Smith, Elizabeth Crane
Vetting Vets
Animal care varies by quality and price. Here are 23 of the best pet docs in the Chicago area
The Closer: Anatomy of a Bris
What happens at a bris? Well, um, er, there’s this man who makes cheesy jokes, and usually there’s lox…
Charting A New Course
For a decade, Illinois has been experimenting with a new approach to public education: privately managed charter schools. Now, with two Chicago champions of the charters—President Barack Obama and education secretary Arne Duncan—at the helm in Washington, these reform-minded schools may play a key role in solving the country’s scholastic woes. Here is how they work, and a look at some of the best charter schools in the area
What Bill Ayers Wants
The sixties radical stayed quiet during last year’s presidential campaign, but as a prominent education professor, he’s speaking out now about his prescription for fixing the public schools
They Took Us There
The magazine’s latest Chicagoans of the Year led a Ritz crowd in a joyful celebration of worthy acts
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In April’s letters: divergent opinions on Michelle Obama and some second opinions on our health care coverage