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Chapter 61 of the book "Start With a Story: The Case Study Method of Teaching College Science: An NSTA Press Journals Collection" is presented. It accounts the challenges faced by assistant professor Paul Seymour upon introducing his new teaching method of case studies to students at the State University at Chicago, Illinois. It also highlights some of the solutions Seymour could try in teaching like allowing the students to work in their groups.

The article presents information on the First National Symposium on Social Work and Divinity Dual Degree Programs held at Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois on April 19-20, 2002. The purpose of the symposium is to articulate why the integration of theology and social work is crucial, timely and relevant, and to examine how these disciplines can collaborate in building more compassionate communities. The symposium which attempts at integration has raised questions in both theological and practical contexts. The article offers information on several papers presented at the symposium.

Part III of the book "The Song of the Lark," by Willa Cather is presented. It explores the life of ambitious young heroine Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to Chicago, Illinois to follow her dream of becoming a famous opera star. This chapter further narrates her experience of moving from one home to another until she meets rich, young Fred Ottenburg.

Part II of the book "The Song of the Lark," by Willa Cather is presented. It explores the life of ambitious young heroine Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to Chicago, Illinois to follow her dream of becoming a famous opera star. This chapter further narrates her experience in singing in the choir and in funerals for a stipend in the city.

Chapter 4 of the book "Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor," by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh is presented. It explores the underground economy of small entrepreneurs living in the community of Maquis Park near Chicago, Illinois. It focuses on James Arleander, one of the active street hustlers in Maquis Park, keeping himself busy by managing an outdoor car repair trade. It concludes that the local character of Maquis Park's hustlers is rooted in their relationship to the underground economy.

Chapter 3 of the book "Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor," by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh is presented. It focuses on people living in Maquis Park area of Chicago, Illinois, who have staked their hopes in a small commercial establishment within the community. It depicts that these otherwise legitimate businesspersons find themselves drawing on the underground economy. It states that these petit capitalists must tolerate insecurity and risk beyond the normal thresholds of proprietorship.

Chapter One of the book "Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement," by Mitchell L. Stevens is presented. It reports information gathered from other studies of home education. It describes the countours of the homeschool world in Chicago, Illinois. It outlines the use of schools to serve children and the use of school grades by employers in distributing opportunity.

Chapter 3 of the book "Meetings of the Mind," by David Damrosch is presented. It highlights the annual convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in Chicago, Illinois. It discusses the opposition between literary analysis and cultural studies. It explores the nature of cultural studies which has much to do with enforcing its own norms.

Amateur packet radio has been active in the 2- and 20-meter bands since the early 1980s. But recognizable pay-for-service packet switched offerings began in Chicago in 1986 with Motorola's DRN. With coverage in only three cities and weak marketing, DRN struggled for three years. In 1990 it was folded into a joint venture that also embraced IBM's Field Service System. The result was ARDIS, a truly nationwide public packet data network. This and alternative carriers are surveyed in this chapter. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Chapter 3 of the book "Improving Poor People" is presented. It discusses the growth of urban school system in Chicago, Illinois. It also discusses the contribution of parents and the role played by the communities for the development of urban education in the state. It explains the emergence of public education.

Chapter 4 of the book "Modern Manors: Welfare Capitalism Since the New Deal" by Sanford M. Jacoby is presented. It discusses the origin and growth of Sears Roebuck & Co., a chain of department stores headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It highlights Sears' implementation of an approach to welfare capitalism to modern its personnel techniques both behavioral science and aggressive union avoidance.