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Bloodlines: The Death of Chicago Dermatologist David Cornbleet
By Bryan Smith
After dermatologist David Cornbleet was murdered in his Michigan Avenue office, his son, Jonathan, devoted himself to finding the killer. Now a shy and troubled young man—a former patient of Dr. Cornbleet's—has confessed. But that man's anguished father is arguing that a drug prescribed by the slain doctor may have contributed to the killing. Read more
Biography of a Gun
By David Bernstein
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Tracking the history of a gun used in a recent Chicago shooting provides a revealing account of how guns get into criminals' hands, and how unapproved purchases easily evade the state's gun-control laws. Read more
The New Vice President
By Kevin McKeough
In his new book, Peter Sagal, the smart and impish host of NPR's “Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!”, turns his attention to porn, gluttony, swingers' clubs, and other forms of behavior that he'd never, ever have the nerve to do on his own. Read more
Steve Stone in Exile
By Josh Schollmeyer
Three years ago, after a simmering feud with Cubs players and management, the popular broadcaster Steve Stone resigned from the Cubs, though his affection for the team and for Chicago never wavered. Now, with new ownership likely to take over he waits—often at the bar at Harry Caray's—hoping for a summons to the front office. Read more
A Classic Act
By Robert Sharoff
With a passion for tradition, the investment guru Richard Driehaus has become one of the city's most dedicated advocates for historic preservation. This fall, he takes his commitment further by opening a museum of decorative arts in a phenomenally lavish 19th-century mansion on the Near North Side. Read more
The Deadly Difference
By Shane Tritsch
Black women in Chicago are far likelier to die of breast cancer than white women, resulting in a disparity that's nearly double what it is nationally. This pattern of racial inequality shows up locally with other diseases—evidence that Chicago is failing at narrowing its racial divide in health. Why? And what must be done? Read more
Campus Revolutionary
By Dirk Johnson
Last year, after taking over as the head of Northwestern University's highly regarded Medill School of Journalism, John Lavine vowed to "blow up" the curriculum, changing its emphasis to new media and marketing. Students and alumns have responded with anger and charges of betrayal. Read more
Out There
By Robert Sharoff
When the brilliant and erratic Jeff McCourt founded the Windy City Times in 1985, he began a 15-year run that changed the way gays were regarded. But his volcanic personality caused countless rifts, and he died this year at 51, largely alone. Read more
Cast Away
By David Bernstein
Every time ABC runs an episode of its hit TV series Lost, Evanston's Jeffrey Lieber gets an onscreen credit and his bank account gets a nice pop. But the twisting tale of his Hollywood triumph has left Lieber feeling a bit ... well, lost. Read more