Breakthroughs in Women's Health

As the medical community has belatedly acknowledged, women experience many diseases differently than men—and they are more prone to a number of ailments. Fortunately, Chicago today stands at the epicenter of women’s health research. In the following pages, we examine the latest developments on a wide range of medical fronts that have particular urgency for women

Web Exclusive: 5 Gay Bars Outside the Boystown/Andersonville Bubble

Related Review: Downtown, Plus a Revisit of River North’s Other Gay Bar, Second Story (Second) Story Time: One Infamous Night at the Mag Mile’s Only Gay Dive 1. Velvet Rope Ultra Lounge Known for service with a smile—and sometimes a sugary-sweet drag-queen smirk—this suburban spot offers a menu that goes beyond pub grub (mini filet … Read more

Bienvenue to the South Loop

List Price: $1,499,900
The Property: This 4,300-square-foot condo on the 19th floor of a century-old building on South Michigan Avenue has expansive views of Grant Park, the skyline, and Lake Michigan—but it is laid out with the convenience of suburban ranch house…

Rich and Rahm as Family Men—Some Striking Similarities

Not to take the comparison between Rich Daley and Rahm Emanuel too far—Daley in ballet tights?—but as family men the mayor and his would-be successor share a couple of key traits. When Bill Clinton came to town on Tuesday to tout the talents of his buddy Rahm, and Rahm responded by toasting his former boss, “I could not ask for a better role model than you,” I wondered what Rahm’s wife Amy Rule thought…