Hey Nancy-
I am actually trying to find a design internship in chicago this summer. I would love to work for a publication, but any design firm would be awesome too. Since you said you lived there, Do you know any places/have contacts/or just ideas that would help me out?

i looked this book up on amazon and apparently there's another that's somewhat of a sequel to it:http://www.amazon.com/Learners-Novel-Chip-Kidd/dp/0743255240/ref=reg_hu-wl_mrai-recs

....if only i had free time to read them in haha