Today is a historic one in the life of our little ol' site. Today is our last day under the guidance of the benevolent Margaret Lyons, the Editor so nice, she's worked here twice. Way back in '04, when Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin were trying to find someone to start up a version of Gothamist for Chicago, they were pointed to Margaret and Rachelle. Together, these two ladies started the site and watched it take off. Sure, there were growing pains (best not to mention the "Bloody Summer of '06"), but the site was on its way. Margaret left for a spell but was brought back in as Editor a tad over a year ago and since then Chicagoist has emerged as the beautiful butterfly it was destined to be. As Margaret spreads her own wings and prepares to leave us, this is usually the place where someone might quote something from Oh The Places You Will Go, (or the ending of Old Yeller). Tomorrow, Chicagoist falls into the hands of a more blood-thirsty, less gracious, and less karaoke-inclined dictator editor (yours truly). But tomorrow is still a sunset away and we couldn't let this occasion pass without rounding up some of Margaret's co-writers, past and present, to pay homage to the Lady of Noble Square. more ›