About a Boy

Chicago’s North Shore hardly seems the crucible for edgy punk-pop. But with a new CD that’s already gone gold, and jam-packed concert crowds, Fall Out Boy has burst out of the suburbs (even though most of the band members still live with their parents).

Play Stations

Our kids’ world is about to get bigger. On October 20th, the new Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago opens in Glenview, adding 22,700 square feet, doubling the public space over its former Wilmette location. We checked out the Chicago area’s three most prominent museums for kids to see how they compared. Kohl Children’s Museum … Read more

Old School

A men’s clothing store in Old Town takes a classic approach to service and promises to give grown-up guys a hip but decidedly polished new look.

Golden Girl

Midlifers find an appealing new heroine in Dorothy Jean Wetstra, the octogenarian star of a popular book series by a Glen Ellyn resident, Charlene Ann Baumbich.