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The Hacktivist
By Stuart Luman
Calling himself an electronic Robin Hood, Jeremy Hammond used his computer savvy to attack a conservative group's Web site. He called it an act of civil disobedience. The FBI called it theft. Read more
The World According to Chris Ware
By Cassie Walker
On the eve of a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Oak Park cartoonist (along with some of his contemporaries) offers an introduction to a genre that is successfully blurring the line between literature and art. Read more
Home Fires
By Rachel Shteir
What do you do when your maid won't clean? In an acclaimed new comedy about class and gender, Wilmette native Sarah Ruhl brings her brand of postmodern magical realism to the Goodman Read more
Head of the Class
By Monica Ginsburg
Chicago’s eight “selective enrollment” public high schools are fielding some of the city’s top graduates, giving parents an attractive alternative to fleeing for the suburbs. But are these elite institutions draining the brains out of the neighborhoods? Read more
Somebody Give This Guy a Genius Grant
By David Zivan
Ken Dunn embodies an American ideal of intelligence, an extraordinary melding of farmer and philosopher. He just might be the smartest man in the city. And he grows magnificent tomatoes. Read more
Anatomy of a Crash
By Steve Rhodes
A chilling series of small mistakes led to the midair collision that took the life of the radio personality Bob Collins and two others almost four years ago. Today, several lawsuits are arguing that the tragedy signals a much larger problem with aviation. Read more
Tremors in the Empire
By Shane Tritsch
The Pritzker family's $15-billion fortune represents a great American success story—a rags-to-riches tale of hugely profitable deals and dedicated philanthropy. Now, beset by the collapse of a financial institution it owned, and pulled apart by diverse interests, a new generation struggles to keep the dynasty on course. Read more
Chicago Too-Lite?
By Steve Rhodes
With PBS looking to expand its dwindling audience, WTTW picked Bob Sirott—a former DJ and wisecracking morning-show host—to take over a revamped Chicago Tonight. Read more