“I’m going to kill that fucking dog.” So said President Obama’s then-Chief-of-Staff, Rahm Emanuel—according to White House insider Jonathan Alter, the former Chicagoan and Newsweek correspondent. Rahm, it seems, was not exactly besotted by Bo, the Obamas’ Portuguese water dog. I remembered the quote while reading about Emanuel’s plan…
AN UNLIKELY ALLY: At Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Eva Redei is making inroads in finding better ways to identify and treat depression. Her main test subjects? Rats!
October 15, 2011–Designs for Dignity hosted its 8th Annual Kitchen Walk on October 15th in Harbor Country, Michigan. More than 325 guests enjoyed touring amazing homes on the lake and charming cottages while noshing on delectable bites from talented chefs and demonstrators. Crowd favorites along the tour were the grass fed meatballs via Luisa’s Cafe and the chile verde via The Kielbasa Brothers! Highlights included the reception filled with cocktails, auction and wood fired pizzas at The Journeyman Distillery. Visit Designs 4 Dignity to download recipes and see more photos from the tour!
TIF reform, speeding cameras, tax breaks, pension reform, Big Bellies, the money-purchase option, Sears, and more: it’s heavy legislative season.
It’s hard to be a glass-half-full person about real estate with five years of declines behind us and at least another year of bleakness in the forecasts. But the third-quarter data released by Zillow this week does show where the bright spots are on the Chicago-area map…
ART + COMFORT: Suzanne Lovell’s new coffee-table book is an instant education in how art and furniture can live in harmony…
No matter what happens with the Cain accusations, he’s not going to win the election: he’s doomed because of his political ideas before his private actions. It’s a much more interesting story about power than it is about politics.
Kids Welcome
Rock Candy (4141 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-883-3000, rockcandysalonandspa.com), a salon and spa primarily for children, is scheduled to open later this month in North Center…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, in a follow-up question to last week’s, a reader named Barry asks if the deficiency in a short sale can be held against both parties on the title if one of them is bankrupt.
Drug use among teens, by race and drug of choice; the continued rise of prescription opiate abuse; no further insight into Emanuel’s thoughts on decriminalization; and more.
