Black Wednesday—a.k.a. Thanksgiving Eve, when all good nightlifers go on the prowl for one last hurrah before buckling down to a long weekend with the family—is upon us. But with the economy in a tailspin, will the so-called biggest party night of the year be more doom and gloom than gin and tonic? Not for those with plastic at the ready and a taste for cocktails. We rounded up the top crop of parties slated for November 26th.
He’s as nice a guy as they come—in real life and on
TV. But Tom Irwin is finally getting to exercise his dark
side with a sinister Steppenwolf role and a cameo on Lost
Three Scrooges walk into a bar. (And it hurts like the Dickens. Ha!)
In December’s letters: multidimensional Stevenson, boats missed, armchairs, memories, Starbucks, Homer Glen, and back to reality
Cover Story Oprah Unbound by Marcia Froelke Coburn This January marks the 25th anniversary of Oprah Winfrey’s debut on Chicago television. Can $2.7 billion buy happiness? Features Standing O by Kelsey Peters and Jennifer Wehunt Why do fans flock to Oprah? We polled the line outside Harpo Studios. Bagging the Media Queen by Josh Schollmeyer … Read more
Although her empire is built on being true to oneself, Oprah herself remains an enigma, even to Marcia Froelke Coburn, who met her a few times between 1985 and 1998, when she interviewed her for an hour. The contrast between then and now—researching this month’s Oprah Unbound—was striking. “It forced me to realize how protected … Read more
Car banged up? Here are 28 of the best body shops in the Chicago area
Nightspotting 2.0 will post on Friday, in time for a weekend update. Check in tomorrow for the latest from the nightlife front.
An interior designer pulls out all the stops in her largely quirky Wilmette home
Reformed scenesters put down roots with Old Oak Tap
