March 1, 2011—Chicago magazine honored the 50 Most Beautiful Chicagoans, as featured in the March issue, with a sophisticated soiree at L2O. Guests were treated to delicious hors d’oeuvres by L2O, specialty cocktails courtesy of Moon Mountain Vodka, and wine provided by H2Vino and Heritage Wine Cellars. Rental equipment provided by Hall’s Rental Service.
Putting the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan in context with the latest reports on safety, containment, and risk, including a new look at earthquake risks to nuclear power plants in the U.S.
Five picks for this week: A top Irish export hits Chicago Shakes … You can’t look; you can’t look away: Body Worlds returns to the MSI … Zombies, vampires, and Rick Bayless take over C2E2 … Plus, five don’t-miss freebies
A report last week from CoreLogic showed that 25.4 percent of Chicago-area homeowners with a mortgage are now underwater—they owe more on the mortgage than the house is worth—and another 5.3 percent are near that point. There’s no way of knowing how many of those people will have to sell their homes this year, but if you’re at or near the short-sale line, the first thing to do is pull your head out of the sand…
I’m a sucker for home décor items that do tricks…
LAND OF LINCOLN: Past politicians aren’t the only reason to visit the historic city
SHOWDOWN ON GROUND ZERO: At the center of a huge 9/11 lawsuit—a $1.2 billion property damage case—is the Chicagoan Robert Clifford, one of the top aviation lawyers in the nation
Related: FOR CHICAGO LAWYER, 9/11 CASE COULD BE HIS BIGGEST YET » Though personal injury lawyers have sometimes been a target of outrage—for winning huge jury awards for supposedly minor mishaps, for example—Bob Clifford argues that certain cases have the potential to bring about needed changes. One example that he likes to cite: In 1987, … Read more
Where the first nuke was buried in Chicagoland; the first radiation poisoning, or at least the first lawsuit about radiation poisoning; police forensics, circa 1898; the early history of the stop snitchin’ code; and more
CAN YOU SEE ME NOW?: Remaining condos at SoNo, all on lower floors, still have good views
