Liz Lefkofsky’s Softened Edge
The philanthropist’s understated look quietly pushes boundaries
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Gas Stations by Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe Get New Leases on Life
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Lindholm Gas Station, a remnant of his Broadacre City dream, is getting a rehab. As is a Montreal gas station designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which has been boarded up for the past three years.
Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection
Willard Mitt Romney—most recently in the news for out-fundraising his fellow GOP presidential hopefuls candidates in the second quarter—was named after J. Willard Marriott, the famous hotelier (and fellow Mormon) who was also best friends with Mitt’s father, George. But the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president owes his middle name to George’s cousin, Milton “Mitt” Romney, who was a quarterback for…
The Nascent Obama 2012 Campaign Needs to Work on Its Messaging
An Obama senior adviser previews his boss’s 2012 campaign for Bloomberg, indicating that they know as little about our motives as voters as we know about theirs as pols.
Pacaccio Parents Blast Cook County State's Attorney's Office
As prosecutors prepared to announce charges in the 1993 murder of Tricia Pacaccio, the parents of the slain teen blasted the Cook County State’s attorney’s office for failing to act on a 2003 match between the primary suspect and DNA discovered on their daughter’s fingernails…
Michael Gargiulo to Be Charged with Killing Tricia Pacaccio
Chicago has learned that Cook County authorities on Thursday will charge a Los Angeles man with the 1993 murder of Glenview teenager Tricia Pacaccio, ending a nearly two-decade quest by the girl’s family to bring their daughter’s killer to justice. Michael Gargiulo, 35, was a primary suspect…
Eat-Soup for the Garfield Park Conservatory
The Soup and Bread benefit series hosts a special summer version to benefit the Garfield Park Conservatory, which was damaged in last week’s storm. Plus: Chicago Mixtape throws a party for the Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club.
New Hope For Men With Prostate Cancer
Chicago doctors are seeking better ways to battle the disease
Teen Unemployment Crisis: Victims of Minimum Wage or Old People
The Wall Street Journal and the Chicago Tribune blame a recent minimum-wage hike for spiraling teen unemployment. One econ blogger has a different theory: are old folks pushing the young out of the labor market?
Six Decades After His White Sox Debut, Minnie Miñoso Still a Fan Favorite
At 86—or perhaps 88—the team’s first black player (one-man charm offensive) can often be found at the park surrounded by beaming fans.