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Details magazine names Chicago "America’s New Design Capital"...
Chicago's most famous activist couple talks about the "military arm of the one percent" with Amy Goodman; plus, a handy rundown of what's important inside McCormick Place this weekend.
Good thing President Obama is a White Sox fan. This morning’s New York Times carries a front-page story about Omaha billionaire and TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, whose money bought his family the Cubs in 2009, allegedly funding a new advertising campaign aimed at defeating Obama...
Memories of 1968 give protesting an association with speaking, writing, performance, and rhetoric. Occupy concerns itself with something less ephemeral: space, and things.
A roundup of guides, events, people to follow on Twitter, livestreams to watch, and more for NATO weekend, whether you want to participate, follow from a safe distance, or just figure out what's going on
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The Property: Most people who talk about flipping a house don’t mean it quite as literally as Carole Segal does. At a Winnetka mansion she set out to restore and resell, Segal, who launched Crate & Barrel nearly 50 years ago with her husband, Gordon, flipped the front and back of the house...
In The Amateur, a decidedly anti-Obama book released this week by conservative publisher Regnery, author Ed Klein claims to have conducted more than 200 interviews. Barack, Michelle, and the people closest to them in and out of the White House would not talk, but Klein’s interviews with the Obamas’ former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and with the Reverend Jesse Jackson were on the record, and they emerge as two of the more interesting figures in the book...
On your agenda: A Lichtenstein retrospective pops up at the Art Institute … Craft Beer Week kicks off … Brookfield Zoo bugs out … plus, what the cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier is doing this weekend
Partner Marc Bushala describes the many different parts of Untitled and its speakeasy concept...
"Is it important to leave an impact? Yeah, of course it is, otherwise what's the point? I think the point is to delight in life."
What people are protesting—it's not just NATO by a long shot; concerns about NATO and unilateralism; local vs. international coverage; and more
A new paper suggests that big-city subway systems around the world are all converging towards one mathematically modeled shape: a core-and-branch structure that will look familiar to Chicagoans. And it looks an awful lot like what some early Chicago sociologists thought, too.
“We don’t want to fix up just a building,” says Al Goldstein of Pangea Properties. “We’re fixing neighborhoods, bringing them back...”
NATO responds to its ongoing existential crisis by offering "Smart Defense": inexpensive military services for the new austerity. Did they mention their lubrication and fuel nozzle services?
On the agenda at NATO: getting out of Afghanistan and turning it over to the Afghan security forces; getting Pakistan to let us get out through their country; making sure Russia doesn't shoot missiles at the European missile shield, at least before it's done; giving North Atlantic countries something to do besides world war.
This week at Macy’s (macys.com for locations), Calvin Klein launches a special-edition capsule collection featuring Brazil-inspired dresses ($135 to $180) designed by Francisco Costa, the label’s women’s creative director—who also happens to be Brazilian...
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Larry asks for advice on selling his home even though his mortgage is underwater.
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Brookfield Zoo’s “It’s A Wonderful Whirl”April 21, 2012--The Women's Board, in partnership with the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Zoological Society, hosted the 31st annual Whirl at Brookfield Zoo on April 21st. The black-tie... |
2012 Chicago magazine Green Awards |
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Athleta Store Opening Preview Party |
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Vintage CTA photos: A brief visual history of our El cars
Lakeshore East: Chicago's newest 'hood and foodie destination
Dish: Best New Restaurants of 2012
Brendan Sodikoff's Chicago Food Empire
Best Milk Shakes in Chicago: Favorites from Allium, Choppers, Edzo's, and More
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Jay Doherty and the City Club of Chicago Under FireCLUB JAY: Has the powerful lobbyist Jay Doherty, the president of the City Club of Chicago, transformed that venerable organization into a means to enrich his clients—and himself? The Illinois... |
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Illinois: Corrupt or Not?MIXED MESSAGES: Two reports on public corruption in Illinois and other states are at odds |
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Brendan Sodikoff’s Chicago Food EmpireThe 33-year-old culinary wunderkind and restaurateur du jour talks about the Doughnut Vault, Gilt Bar, and the upcoming Bavette’s |
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Square One to Open in South LoopAlex Hernandez and Ron Vaisman’s wine and cocktail bar is scheduled to open in June |
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Dominique Tougne on Chez Moi and the Bistro Biz |
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Best Milk Shakes in Chicago: Favorites from Allium, Choppers, Edzo’s, and MoreSTRAW POLL: Beware the brain freeze: We lead you to the area’s best shakes |
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What’s New, What’s Coming, and What’s Cheap in Chicago DiningModerno in Highland Park, Piccolo Sogno Due, City Tavern, and Tandoor Char House |
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Reviews: Nellcôte and BalenaROCK AND ROLL: Nellcôte makes Randolph the official epicenter of glam; Balena breezes onto Halsted as the essence of casual cool |