Mitch Dudek

Jordan Abell has high hopes. Abell, a senior at Latin School of Chicago, created a game that aims to get people talking, and well, arguing — but in a good way. The game — dubbed Controversy — centers on a deck of 200 cards that guides players to weigh in ... See more

Jordan Abell has high hopes. Abell, a senior at Latin School of Chicago, created a game that aims to get people talking and, well, arguing — but in a good way. The game — dubbed 'Controversy' — centers on a deck of 200 cards that guides players to weigh i... See more

Della Maffiola was never the same after her 10-year-old son, Joseph, died in the horrific fire at Chicago’s Our Lady of the Angels School. The Dec. 1, 1958. blaze killed 92 children and three nuns at the Catholic school in in Humboldt Park. A few days bef... See more

When Vincenzo Vitelli fielded a call from an unknown number a few weeks ago he exhibited extreme skepticism, believing it was a fraud or perhaps a joke orchestrated by a pal. Vitelli, 48, a theoretical physicist and tenured professor at the University of ... See more

Bill Linden was a dispenser of gratis grins. When he turned to look at you, a clown nose or a pirate’s eye patch might be on his face. He had drawers full of silly glasses and hats and owned a white Elvis Presley jumpsuit and a red Sgt. Pepper uniform. Mr... See more