It’s just a few hours until the Blackhawks try to complete a reverse sweep of Vancouver, and Canucks fans are starting to sound like Cubs fans. I still don’t get hockey, but if there’s one thing I do understand, it’s losing.
I recently popped into Lillstreet Art Center to check out their newly renovated gallery area and, while I was there, got a tour of the entire building. Wow…
STYLE TIP: Jackets for the city’s unpredictable temps
SHOPPER: The 122-year-old Detroit-based maker of blue-collar clothes opens a store in Wicker Park
WHAT I WAS THINKING: The honorary Chicagoan and leader of the popular airline discusses the AirTran acquisition, baggage fees, and more
The excitement over the Bulls and Blackhawks, and the mediocre performance of the city’s baseball teams, has overshadowed a nicely developing story: Starlin Castro’s hot start after a promising rookie campaign.
PASSING THE BUCK: After the athlete headed for Milwaukee, PrivateBank took a big loss on the house he rented
There’s car-free celebration in Iowa on Saturday, April 30th, as five towns in the Des Moines area— Ankeny, Sheldahl, Slater, Madrid, and Woodward—host a daylong celebration in honor of the opening of the High Trestle Trail, a 25-mile, $15-million route that connects them…
Kitchenware executive downsizes, but new house still has 13 rooms
An extremely modest proposal by the state of Illinois to start noting when and where bicyclists get doored by parked cars brings out the usual chest-puffing from the anti-bike brigade.
