Mapmaker Gets C&D from Chicago Schools

A map of Chicago so good that police and fire departments are distributing it to their stations has run into bureaucratic obstacles from the public school system: when the mapmaker wanted to distribute free copies of the $50 map to schoolchildren, Chicago Public Schools responded with a cease and desist because he didn’t follow protocol. (How typical.) Incidentally, this map sounds fantastic — where can I find one? Via All Points Blog.

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 at 8:56 AM
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In a quick search, it seems to be available from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1929687001/qid=1148311723/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-0430405-4249465?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
I know I’ve seen this around Chicago and is a very nice map of the Chicago Neighborhoods.

Cameron Rex | 05/22/2006 at 11:30 AM | #

It looks like I was a little quick, and didn’t verify that the above link pointed to the correct map. The above link is for the 2nd edition of this map.

For the edition mentioned in the Chicago Tribune article you can go to http://www.bigstickinc.com/map_chicago3.asp

I believe this same map has been buried in controversy before, with an issue regarding the slogan on the map “Home is where the hood is” and the Chicago Association of Realtors, who didn’t like the slogan. The Chicago Association of Realtors, I believe, commissioned the 2nd edition.

Cameron Rex | 05/22/2006 at 2:27 PM | #

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