During her two years in Chicago as a student at the Medill School of Journalism, WHITNEY BECKETT discovered a veritable shopping mecca for gals like her eager to form a personal relationship with all things fashion. “I love finding little treasures,” says the die-hard boutique fanatic, who offers an insider’s guide to the Windy City’s shopping scene on page 60. Recently named market editor at Women’s Wear Daily, the new New Yorker has contributed to several publications in Chicago and London, including Satisfaction magazine and FHM.