Dennis Rodkin Discusses The New Rules of Real Estate
Dennis Rodkin visited the set of Windy City Live to discuss the new rules of Real Estate as featured in the October issue of Chicago magazine.
Year: 2011
The Well-Made Bed
You’ve made your bed, and you’ve got to lie in it, but are you as comfy and happy as you could be?
WVON's Matt McGill Dishes on his Oval Office Meeting with President Obama
Reading Politico last month, I came upon an item about a WVON host going to D.C. for the dedication of the Martin Luther King National Memorial. While there, he would interview the president in the Oval Office. I called the station and discovered that the lucky radio guy was Matt McGill, the morning drive host for the city’s only black-owned and -operated…
Urban Orchard, Dock 6 Party, Vintage Bazaar
I stopped by the grand opening of A’ville’s newest grocery and retail destination, Urban Orchard (at 5212 North Clark Street, the old Urbanest space) last weekend, and it was a bustling scene…
Chickpea Pudding @ Autre Monde
Chickpea pudding paved with pistachios @ Autre Monde sounded so interesting. Turned out to be bland. Still kinda cozy, though. AUTRE MONDE: 6727 W ROOSEVELT, BERWYN; 708-775-8122
Tagliatelle @ Autre Monde
Tagliatelle tossed w/rock shrimp & bay scallops over sweet pea sauce @ Autre Monde is close to wonderful. Just a dash of salt, please. AUTRE MONDE: 6727 W ROOSEVELT, BERWYN; 708-775-8122
Entrecôte @ Autre Monde
@pennypollack: Tender-crisp rapini & roasted potatoes almost overshadow the medium rare wood-grilled entrecôte @ Autre Monde. AUTRE MONDE: 6727 W ROOSEVELT, BERWYN; 708-775-8122
Fielding Offers on Prairie Avenue
List Price: $2.1 million
The Property: There’s nothing junior about the Marshall Field Jr. mansion. Now containing six condominiums but once a 43-room house, the red-brick Queen Anne building looms large, both physically and metaphorically, over the most historic stretch of Prairie Avenue…
The Longer Chicago School Day: Where Would the Money Come From?
If CTU acquiesced to a longer school day, an already cash-strapped CPS would have to pony up a lot of money. From where? Jean-Claude Brizard has an answer, but the cuts would have to be substantial.
More on Chicago School-Day Length and the Teachers Union
The school-day stretching came pretty quick on the heels of the new school year, meaning it’s clearly not going to be widely implemented. Even if you are a proponent, that’s probably not a bad thing.