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February 2010
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Photos: Best Bars in ChicagoOur gallery of some of the best bars in Chicago |
Best Restaurant Bars in ChicagoThese ten bars happen to be in restaurants, but they merit some hang time even if you don't stay for the food |
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100 Best Bars in ChicagoWe came. We saw. We quaffed. A discriminating guide to the area’s top watering holes |
Features
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Our Man in London: On Louis Susman's appointment as ambassador to the U.K.The retired Chicago businessman Louis Susman recently became the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, an appointment widely regarded as the prize for his ferocious fundraising on behalf of the... |
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Key Obama campaign backers who were appointed ambassadorsWinners’ Row: A sample of bundlers for Obama who are now ambassadors posted abroad |
The Professor and the Prosecutor: Anita Alvarez’s office turns up the heat on David Protess’s Medill Innocence ProjectThe Cook County State's Attorney's Office provides at least two reporters a memo containing scurrilous and unsubstantiated claims about the conduct of the Northwestern University journalism... |
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Contributors |
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ContributorsFebruary 2010: Jennifer Wehunt, Amalie Drury, Carol Felsenthal, Nathan Kirkman, Chris Guillen |
Feedback |
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FeedbackIn February’s letters: Heroin |
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Dining Out |
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Cibo Matto and Pelago Ristorante: Chicago magazine reviewsA pair of upscale Italian restaurants in glamorous hotels both start in the Old Country—and go in drastically different directions |
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The not-so-good news about the state of Chicago and IllinoisBy the Numbers: Bad news about our state and city |
Arena |
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2010 Chicago Opera GuideHigh Notes: With February comes the height of opera season. To help you navigate the city’s expanding scene, we charted eight companies by ticket price and risk factor |
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The Cozzini sisters open adjoining Gold Coast boutiques Sarca and OdileSisters open adjoining high-end boutiques |
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The best new perfumes and colognes...As picked by our intrepid style staff (plus a few guest testers) |
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February style must-haves |
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Philip Seymour Hoffman in Chicago for "The Long Red Road" at the GoodmanBack in Chicago, backstage |
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On Spaceship Collaborative founders Jacob and Mischa DeHartThe Threadless cofounder and his wife want to build an online community for foodies |
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Best things to do in Chicago in February |
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On Billy Lombardo and “The Man with Two Arms”Magical realism meets baseball in a debut novel |
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On “Hickorydickory” playwright Marisa WegrzynA budding young playwright gets a second chance in New York |
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On Sugar Blue and his new album, “Threshold” |
Sales Check: Sales, openings, and shopping news in Chicago for February 2010 |
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Reporter |
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On Joseph R. Dunlop’s Chicago DispatchA century before Craigslist, salacious ads started appearing in Joseph R. Dunlop’s Chicago Dispatch |
Deal Estate |
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Buyers’ Market in the Chicago areaHousing downturn means today’s shoppers pay less for bigger homes and lots |
Deal Estate Condos |
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North Center condo developers heed feedback from potential buyersStraight talk from the hearth lights fire under developers |
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Solo Shot Becomes A ThreesomeA builder’s changed plans yield three modern condos with underground parking |
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Bright colors and price cuts in Edgewater |
Hot List |
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The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in February in order of heat |
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Comparing Xoco's and Cemita Puebla's Pork SandwichesStreet Smarts: We break down a $12 torta by Rick Bayless and a $6 counterpart by a guy you’ve never heard of |
Budget Beat: Simone’s |
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Karyn’s on Green mini-review |
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The Cookie Bar (Lincoln Park) mini-review |
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Bistro Bordeaux (Evanston) mini-review |
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Sizing up the new Chicago French MarketWe organized the vendors we liked by type: breakfast, lunch, grocery shopping, and gift sellers. |
Outer Drive |
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Are Chicagoans really not romantic? Hint: yesTough Love: For many Chicagoans, romance doesn't come easy. That's mainly because they don't find anything romantic. |
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