Chicago historians, authors, and editors.

Arthur Weinberg (1915-1989) was a newspaperman, author, teacher, and biographer of Clarence Darrow. Lila Shaffer Weinberg (1918-2010) worked as an editor at the University Chicago Press for many years. The Weinbergs married in 1953 and had three children. Graduating in 1941 from Northwestern University with a degree in Journalism, Arthur worked for Fairchild Publications, which published national business newspapers such as the Home Furnishings Daily. A lifelong fan and promoter of Clarence Darrow, Weinberg conceived of the idea of the Clarence Darrow Centennial in 1957, as well as hosting annual commemorations of Darrow's death by throwing a wreath over the Clarence Darrow Memorial Bridge in Jackson Park, Chicago. The Weinbergs wrote three books devoted to Darrow and his legacy: Attorney for the Damned, Verdicts out of Court, and Clarence Darrow: A Sentimental Rebel. They collaborated on books of other topics as well: on journalists who uncovered political corruption (The Muckrakers); on pacifist writers and philosophers (Instead of Violence); on histories of thought concerning ideal communities (Passport to Utopia); and early rebellious thinkers (Some Dissenting Voices). Arthur and Lila Weinberg lectured extensively on Darrow and other topics, at DePaul University and all over the country. Both were members of the Society of Midland Authors and active in the Clarence Darrow Community Center. They were close friends with lawyer and author Elmer Gertz.