Be here Monday for a full Chicago Public Square. Until then, get breaking news and commentary via the Square Bluesky account.
■ But for now …
■ Your Square columnist scored an above-average 7/8 correct this week.
■ If the quiz has given you a measure of pleasure over the years, consider jumping on Fritz’s offer of an extra-credit point in exchange for a tax-deductible donation to help keep the quiz—and all of The Conversation–going.
■ Not quizzed out yet? Try to beat your Square proprietor’s perfect 5/5 on City Cast’s Chicago-centric news trivia checkup …
■ … and Axios’ Chicago movie theater history challenge—on which your columnist scored a middling 7/10.
More for your weekend. Lyz Lenz’s Dingus of the Week: Republicans’ plan for health care.
■ Dave Barry serves up holiday diet guidance: “Even if you rigidly observe portion control by restricting yourself to only the individually foil-wrapped ‘mini’ Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, you can still gain weight if you eat more than 80 of them.”
Got 30 seconds? That’s about what it takes to vote for Square as Best Newsletter and Best Blog in the Reader’s Best of Chicago poll.
■ Of course, if you choose to vote in all the many other categories, well, that’ll take a bit longer.