There is a new facebook page which everyone must add to their friends, or like, or whatever. It's called "The State of Chicago" and it is, "about building and strengthening the Chicago community in the areas of entrepreneurship, the arts, poverty, and education." http://www.facebook.com/StateOfChicago Chicago theater director Jonathan Berry posted this the other day: "Having worked in Chicago as a theater artist for 15 years, I feel like the community and the work that is being presented is second to none in the states. While New York certainly has more financial opportunity, I believe the quality of the work here, in particular the quality of the acting, is to my taste more consistently high. And, what's more, the gap between store front and the major equit y houses feels primarily financial. You can see a brilliantly staged and acted work in a small basement just as easily as you can by going downtown and buying a more high-priced ticket for o...