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On the Market
From Warehouse to Their House, in Bucktown
List Price: $3.275 million
The Property: An old triangular brick warehouse, last used as a distributorship for Polish folklore items, became a stylish home in the hands of the developers Bob and Karen Ranquist. The mix of original wood beams and brick with new wooden stairs, steel beams in the kitchen addition, and funky custom light fixtures by Toronto’s Castor design gives the home a warm, hand-honed feeling...
Simple Sandwich Truck to Hit Streets Sept. 7
The mobile food trend is about to gain even more traction with the addition of organic, hyper-local Simple Sandwich aiming to launch September 7. As the name suggests, the concept is straightforward sandwiches (such as roast beef, turkey, grilled chicken) paired with sophisticated accoutrements to add complexity (balsamic onion...
Behind Jerry Stermer's Resignation: Insiders on the Exit of Pat Quinn's Chief of Staff
I thought I had it figured out. The respected good guy Jerry Stermer, Pat Quinn’s chief of staff, resigned the post last week after acknowledging that he inadvertently sent political e-mails using his state account. Next to no one seems to understand why Stermer, who has spent much of his career advocating on issues involving the health and education of children, especially poor children, would leave over such a measly infraction—three e-mails out of some 39,000...
Duchamp Scores Chef Allen Sternweiler
The SwitchMichael Taus, the main man behind Duchamp (2118 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-6435), is parting ways with his partners there, Nick Podesta and Jason Freiman ...
Your Three-Day Weekend Itinerary
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Hop on, hop off, get down . . . bouncy castles for big kids . . . a pocket guide to Jazz Fest . . . what the lovely Lilli Carré is up to . . . and more
Housing Bulletin
A Man’s Dream is His Castle
About a mile south of the O’Hare Oasis on the Tri-State Tollway, a billboard trumpets, “King Wanted.” It’s part of Paul Iwanski’s marketing campaign to sell the 18,000-square-foot castle he is building on a one-acre lot in Oak Brook...
Right Nation 2010, Featuring Glenn Beck, to Take Place on Yom Kippur
It’s a whopper of a public relations blunder. Speakers for Right Nation 2010’s “evening extravaganza” on September 18th at the 10,000-seat Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates include Glenn Beck, gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady, blogger Andrew Breitbart, Rep. Aaron Schock, and Tea Party leader Herman Cain. One problem: the evening convention, which follows an afternoon “activist training conference” for conservatives at the nearby Marriot Chicago Northwest, is on Yom Kippur, the holiest of the Jewish High Holy Days.
Summer’s Last Fling: What To Do Labor Day Weekend
Want to walk on water? Sort of? Head for St. Ignace, Michigan for the 53rd Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk. Labor Day (Monday, September 6th) is the only day of the year when you can walk the scenic span high above the Straits of Mackinac...
Mod Furniture in East Lake View
Bright and Bubbly
The interior designer Crystal Blackshaw of Blackshaw Designs first started repurposing vintage and antique furniture after having her daughter; in June, she launched Chic Antique (3435 N. Broadway Ave.; 773-857-2695, chicantiquechicago.com)...
Top Political Prognosticator: Mark Kirk Will Win
In the Senate race between Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias—a contest labeled “a toss-up” by Rasmussen—a leading political prognosticator in Washington gives the edge to the 10th District congressman. Stuart Rothenberg—a frequent guest on Sunday morning talk shows, an on-air election night analyst, and editor of the Rothenberg Political Report—is one of the go-to guys for nonpartisan predictions...
Dish Flash: Boka Partners Tell Us Their Plans for the Old Tizi Melloul Space
Since Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz took over the Tizi space, everyone’s been wondering what the boys would do there. We had heard it would be a steak house, but now comes word that 531 North Wells Street will be a “chef-driven oyster bar...”
The Chicago White Sox Bag Manny Ramirez—But Why?
Kenny Williams, the White Sox’s ever-gambling GM, paid in the neighborhood of $4 million to a 38-year-old with a wonky leg and an even wonkier head. This is a player who managed to make himself persona non grata in L.A. despite hitting .322 over the past two years and .385 in the playoffs...
Ed Swiderski of "The Bachelorette" at Bull & Bear
The last we'd heard of Ed Swiderski, the winner of The Bachelorette (starring Jillian Harris), was that he had split from his fiancée and was seen lighting a firecracker on a friend's head on the Fourth of July. The Chicagoan resurfaced on Thursday night at Bull & Bear for a fundraiser for his new...
Sale of the Week
A Deep-Discount Foreclosure Moves Fast, in Park Ridge
List Price: $348,480
Sale Price: NA
The Property: Impressive on the outside, this 13-room Park Ridge home might originally have been quite nice inside, too. But sometime during the foreclosure process, the interior was stripped...
On the Market
Got Teenagers? Here’s Your New Home(s)
List Price: $3.5 million
The Property: As the father of a teenager, I have to admire Milt and Sylvia Clow’s approach to living with adolescents. In the early 1940s, the Lake Forest couple built one house for themselves and a separate house across the driveway for their two teenagers...
Henri is an Instant Classic
Pollack’s First Impression of Henri in 121 Words Billy Lawless set out to create an intimate French parlor next door to his adrenalized Gage (24 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-372-4243), and indeed he did...
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Stella Summer Music Series at Hub51August 18, 2010- Chicago magazine and Stella Artois hosted the final “Stella Summer Music Series” event at Hub51. Guests gathered for a special musical performance by Kevin Mileski and enjoyed... |
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Jake Owners Jim Wetzel and Lance Lawson Seek 'Redemption' with space519REVERSAL OF FORTUNE: When the economy slowed, Jake boutique owners Jim Wetzel and Lance Lawson stopped paying their bills. The two are seeking redemption with a new downtown store, but are unpaid... |
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Sammy Sosa: Cubs 'Threw Me into the Fire'SAMMY AGONISTES: His fall from grace as a beloved Chicago sports icon came with startling speed and bitterness. The Cubs “threw me into the fire,” says the ex-slugger Sammy Sosa in a rare... |
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ContributorsSeptember 2010: James Ylisela Jr., Jan Parr, Beth Wilson, Shane Tritsch, Chris Lyons |
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FeedbackIN SEPTEMBER'S LETTERS: The “accidental” thief—beleaguered mom or would-be burglar? |
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Chicago's Top 40 Artistic Breakthroughs |
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Review: Curio, Gilt Bar's Underground LoungeCURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: We love the cocktails and the clutter chic at River North’s pleasing, if perplexing, new speakeasy |
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Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy Team up for "You Are Not Alone"POWER CHORD: The soul music legend and the Wilco frontman record a new album together |
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Best things to do in Chicago in SeptemberPOCKET GUIDE: A cultural short-list for September, in order of buzz |
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The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in September in order of heat |
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Great Breweries in the Chicago SuburbsBREWIN’ IT IN THE BURBS: A short guide to some of Chicagoland’s unsung artisans of beer |
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Dining Critic Tries Nutraloaf, the Prison Food for Misbehaving InmatesJUSTICE IS BLAND: I eat Nutraloaf, the all-in-one "disciplinary loaf" served at Cook County Jail |
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