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October 2006
Kid ‘N’ Play
By Stacy Wallace-Albert
Forget snakes and snails. What little boys really want are cool tees, rugged jeans, and a clothing store designed like a playground. For them, Red 21 Boys—named after a familiar football audible—delivers on all counts. Read more
The A+ Team
By Dennis Rodkin and Amy Rainey
We crunched data from more than 1,700 public elementary and middle schools in the Chicago area—evaluating everything from average class size to expenditures per student to standardized test results—and picked the 115 best. We also interviewed education experts to come up with 25 private schools deserving high marks. Read more
Been Up So Long, Looks Like Down to Me
By Dennis Rodkin
With for-sale signs staying around longer, and prices flattening—and even dipping in a few spots—Chicago’s hot-and-heavy real-estate market has entered a dreaded new phase: normalcy Read more
Vital Signs
By Jennifer Wehunt
An immigrant’s pluck, an inspired vision, and four generations of elbow grease: how the White Way sign company has brightened Chicago’s cityscape for 83 years Read more
Marooned!
By Jeff S. Rasley
After a 30-year hiatus, varsity football returned to the University of Chicago in the 1970s—sort of. Read more
Monopoly’s New Game
By Sarah Preston
Besides being Kanye West's manager, John Monopoly can add "club owner" to his resume with the opening of the members-only Boutique. Read more