Chicago Public Square will take a few days off. Back Tuesday.
■ Meanwhile, keep up with the news and insightful commentary via the Square account on Bluesky. (You’ll find plenty new there just from today.)
And, of course, because it’s Friday, it’s news quiz time. Past Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Fritz Holznagel’s challenge: “Match wits with Kristi Noem, second-guess Donald Trump and catch up on ‘the most influential scientist you’ve never heard of.’”
■ Your Square columnist’s score: A perfect 8/8.
■ Bonus: The City Cast team’s assembled a Chicago-centric news quiz—on which this newsletter’s proprietor scored 4/5.
Do not go gentle into the weekend. Block Club offers a list of things to do in Chicago over the next few days.