Who are the 100 Most Famous Chicagoans? Inside the enigmatic culture of celebrity

I found myself among the reporters on the red carpet at Macy's Glamorama party this fall, watching as a march of B- and C-listers chatted up the fashion and lifestyle press who'd lined up to collect quippage for transmission to their audiences, while waiting for the night's sole A-lister, the mega-wattage Beyonce Knowles, to make

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