At Chicago's Shakespeare Theater last night
"The world's a stage" -- W.S.
No, it wasn't theater in the round. No rowdies crowding the stage, yelling epithets at King Henry V (Rahm?). The beautiful Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier was instead, the scene of a surprisingly subdued panel discussion,"Chicago in These Times: What's Next for Chicago Public Schools?" sponsored by the good folks at National Louis University. I sat near an exit door as I am wont to do at events with 7 speakers, just in case boredom overwhelms me. But I managed to make it through last night's discussion, still wide awake, though a bit