Chicago Magazine Send tips about high-end home sales to dennis@rodkin.com. Three real-estate agents provide Deal Estate with their assessments of a stylish city condo The Location: Lincoln Park The Listing: The architects Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton designed the interior of this 22nd-floor condo, which overlooks the park and Lake Michigan. The owner, Celia Marriott-who commissioned Krueck … Read more
Send tips about high-end home sales to dennis@rodkin.com. Buy Condo, Get Walking PapersPort Clinton Place homeowners will enjoy ready access to restaurants and schools Illustration: David Walker Vernon HillsFrom $243,900to $564,900 Not far from the intersection of Half Day Road and Milwaukee Avenue, a mix of row houses and mid-rise condo buildings are slated to … Read more
At age 24 , British author Martin Amis débuted with his comic novel The Rachel Papers. Nineteen books and umpteen story collections followed, plus two high-profile marriages, five children, and enough international gossip to make Paris Hilton weep. Now this 57-year-old “bad boy of English letters” has morphed into one of the most celebrated living … Read more
Just in time for party season, we offer six local interpretations of a wardrobe classic: the little black dress.
When I moved to Chicago from Hungry Horse, Montana, some adjustment was required. As a rule, Chicagoans don’t practice grizzly-avoidance strategies or get in much backcountry skiing in avalanche country. But after some digging, I uncovered five ways to get an adrenaline fix within an hour’s drive of downtown. Here are favorites in heart-pumping order. … Read more
Top bubbly for New Year’s; Richard Posner and Jen Schefft hit bookstores; a lip balm smackdown; and more for January
What do YouT ube co-founder Steve Chen, pioneering software engineers Rob and Mike McCool, and a gifted young scientist named Cindy Wang have in common? They attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, an elite residential high school in Aurora. Since its creation in 1985, IMSA has been headed by Stephanie Pace Marshall, a nationally … Read more
Light up the night with sparkles from head to toe.
How do two new Midwest spirits compare with fashionable gins and vodkas in the same $25-to-$30 range? Chicago’s chief dining critic pitted Distiller’s Gin No. 6 and DiVine vodka against premium brands. Two clear winners emerged.
Joseph Kaiser could be the hottest thing to happen to opera since subtitles.
