The Buzz: What’s Coming and What’s Cheap in Chicago Dining
Two Brothers Steakhouse, El, and Kanela Breakfast Club
Year: 2011
The Hot List: 10 places everyone's talking about and dining at in July—in order of heat
Chicago’s most-buzzed-about restaurants this month
A Record Sale in Lake Bluff
List Price: $6.39 million
Sale Price: $5.5 million
The Property: The buyer of a secluded lakefront mansion on part of an old Armour family estate in Lake Bluff appears to have paid more for it than anyone has ever spent for a private home in that North Shore town…
Ergonomic Chairs
One thing is certain: sitting at desks all day is killing us…
NoMI Kitchen Dials Down
The Park Hyatt Chicago’s restaurant lightens up its menu and decor
Bright Fashion Styles For Summer
STYLE TIP: Welcome the sunshine with colors that pop, seen in the store and on the street
The Marimekko Shop Opens at Crate & Barrel
The classic Finnish textile company gets a shop-within-a-shop in Lincoln Park
The Housing Crisis on Chicago's South Side
The Tribune looks at the devastating effect the housing bubble had on Englewood, in a piece reminiscent of the paper’s 2005 series on housing fraud in the same neighborhood. A look even further behind the numbers is no less shocking.
Five Best Things to Do in July
POCKET GUIDE: From a booze cruise to Jennifer Hudson to Jeff Garlin, a cultural shortlist for July—in order of buzz.
On the Green Carpet at Summer Lovin' 2011
Move over, Kim Kardashian. Here come some Chicagoans dressed to the nines at Summer Lovin’, our annual mixer featuring the mag’s 20 most eligible singles. The event, cohosted by the Auxiliary Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, included a “green carpet” sponsored by Ravinia…