Chicago Public Square’s taking a break. Back Tuesday.
■ Until then, get breaking news and commentary via the Square account on Bluesky. (Hey, you’ll find plenty there just since the last edition.)
Burning questions. It wouldn’t be Friday without a fresh news quiz from The Conversation’s quizmaster, past Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Fritz Holznagel.
■ Get more than 6/8 correct and you get to brag you beat your Square columnist.
‘Please continue your efforts to help us make sense of the world.’ Reader—and former Daily Southtown columnist*—Ted Slowik sent a fan letter this week: “Square respects its readers by providing a concise summary of important news.”
■ Join Ted in The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians by pitching in as little as just $1, just once, to help keep this service coming … back from vacations.
A Square public service announcement
What if next-generation quantum computing can power the local economy in South Chicago? As Gov. Pritzker places a half-billion-dollar bet on that prospect, the Illinois Answers Project, the Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Block Club are teaming up for an evening of conversation about the promise and the peril of that gamble. Oct. 9, 6 p.m. at the Chicago Public Library South Shore Branch. Register free here.
* And long-ago WXRT News intern.