You've got mail, Dr. Jones: University of Chicago's mystery package

Dec. 13, 2012
When a crinkly manila envelope addressed to Henry Walton Jones, Jr. arrived at the University of Chicago's admissions office few days ago, no one paid much mind.

Diverse neighborhoods, segregated schools

Dec. 17, 2010
In neighborhoods across Chicago where development and gentrification have taken hold, middle-income families are staying in the city and raising children. But there’s one aspect of city life many have been slow to embrace: their nearby public school.