The List

Daley's moved on. Oprah, too. These are the titans of 2012.

Rick Bayless in Cascabel: Star Chef Steps into New Role

AND FOR HIS NEXT ACT...: In March, Rick Bayless steps into a new role, playing the romantic lead in a dramatic production that includes a three-course meal, plus dancing and daring feats by...

By Marcia Froelke Coburn

Adam Levin’s ‘Hot Pink’ Book Review

By Betsy Mikel

Guide to New Rules of Refinancing

Mortgage rates are crazy low—but read these tips before you refi

By Dennis Rodkin

Daley’s Niece Makes Savvy Lincoln Park Deal

Relative of two Chicago mayors knows how to get the real estate she’s after

By Dennis Rodkin

27,400-Square-Foot Home Rises Hinsdale

BROBDINGNAGIAN BIG: Even for the neighborhood, the estimated $5-$10 million house is big

By Dennis Rodkin

Sales at Stalled Washington Heights Development

A developer steps in and keeps prices real for the neighborhood

By Dennis Rodkin

Reviews: Goosefoot and Les Nomades

HUNGER GAMES: Les Nomades sets the time machine for 2000. Goosefoot sets it for tomorrow

By Jeff Ruby

The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in March in order of heat

Chicago’s most-buzzed-about restaurants this month

By Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby

A Guide to Beverly: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play

INSIDER'S GUIDE: Springtime on the Southwest Side promises more than shamrocks and green beer

By Jennifer Swann

Hot Seats in Illinois’s Remap

The state’s mashup has created some intriguing 2012 matchups

By Jeff Cao

Da Mare’s Expense Account

EXPENSE THIS!: Richard M. Daley may be out of politics, but his old campaign account is still going

By Michael Solomon

Rod Blagojevich’s Hair Diaries: First Day in Prison

SKETCH BOOK: Blago reports to prison—and where the ex-gov goes, his hair must follow

By David Bernstein and John Kenzie

Blackhawks Goalie Face-Off

THE ICEMEN COMETH: Corey Crawford has one of the loneliest jobs in sports. But now he's got company: his backup and potential replacement, Ray Emery

By Jonathan Eig

Sales Check

Store openings and deals this month

By Bridget Maiellaro and Lena Singer

Fashion Scholar Gillion Carrara’s Favorite Things

The jewelry designer and lecturer lists 20 items she loves

By Heiji Choy Black

Two Dining Critics Confront the Juice Cleanse

JUICY DETAILS: On a quest for inner cleansing, two Chicago food writers hit the bottle

By Carly Boers

What’s Cheap and What’s Coming in Chicago Dining

Publican Quality Meats, Ada Street, and Kingsbury Street Cafe

By Carly Boers, Penny Pollack, and Joanne Trestrail

Trenchermen Coming to Wicker Park

The talented Sheerin brothers get back into the kitchen—and the trenches

By Jeff Ruby

Jaipur Travel: A Desert Flower

ESCAPE ARTIST: A devotee of India shows us her Jaipur, a city that offers ancient treasures, modern comforts, and shopping galore

Three's a Crowd

My wife is pregnant again. What could we possibly be thinking?

By Jeff Ruby

‘MythBusters’ Rains on the Museum of Science and Industry

BUSTED!?: A new exhibit on the Discovery Channel's series soaks museumgoers in the name of science

By Selena Fragassi

Chicago’s Gold Motel Is a Band For All Seasons

On its sophomore album, the sun-drenched trio strikes a cooler chord

By Jennifer Wehunt

Chicago Musical Acts to Watch

Hear up-and-comers Disappears, Hollywood Holt, and Musikanto now. You can say you knew them when

By Selena Fragassi and Kevin McKeough

Reel Chicago Rescues Long-Forgotten Films

REAL TO REEL: With the release of a new DVD series, a school of gritty Chicago filmmaking flickers back to life

By Donald Liebenson

Five Best Things to Do in March

THE SHORTLIST: A few musts from this month's culture calendar

By Graham Meyer

Charles Cushman and ‘The Day in Its Color’

COLOR THEORY: A new book on the Chicago street photographer gorgeously resurrects a lost time

By Geoffrey Johnson