5 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁novel ist ▁and ▁newspaper ▁writer / editor ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁and ▁about ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁ ▁Education , ▁employ ment , ▁war ▁service ▁ ▁U ll man ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁for ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years , ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁civil ian ▁employee ▁on ▁Gu am . ▁ ▁U ll man ▁became ▁a ▁newsp ap erman ▁soon ▁after . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁police ▁rep orter ▁on ▁the ▁La ▁Por te , ▁Indiana ▁Her ald - Arg us , ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Sk ok ie , ▁IL ▁News ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Press ▁Bureau ' s ▁Chicago ▁des k . ▁ ▁U ll man ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Chicago ' s ▁Wright ▁Junior ▁College ▁and ▁De ▁Paul ▁University , ▁eventually ▁receiving ▁a ▁Masters ▁in ▁Journal ism ▁from ▁North western ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁Ell ery ▁Queen ▁Magazine ' s ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁contest ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁story ▁An yth ing ▁New ▁on ▁the ▁Str ang ler ? ▁His ▁short ▁stories ▁continued ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁Ell ery ▁Queen ' s ▁Myst ery ▁Magazine ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁when ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁nov els . ▁ ▁Nov els ▁ ▁U ll man ' s ▁first ▁novel ▁The ▁Ne on ▁Hay stack ▁won ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster ' s ▁Inner