The Shootout
A former U. of C. colleague has sued Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics, for defamation in a case growing out of research on gun-control laws
Chicago Magazine
Deal Estate – Your Best Offer
Three sales agents provide Deal Estate with their assessments of a KaneCounty house.
Ban Wagon
No one’s quite sure what will happen when the sale of foie gras becomes illegal in August under the strictures of the city council’s ban. In search of clues, The Closer looks back at prohibitions past.
The Short List – August 2006
Lollapalooza rocks kids—for free; kinky superfreaks find love; green roofs, rings, and more for August
Solo Acts
We think they’re stars in their own right: meet Chicago’s cast of singles 2007, envisioned as characters from iconic films. But there’s more to these scene-stealers than pretty faces. From a top chef to an academic star to a police officer, find out who rocks out on air guitar to Rage Against the Machine, whose childhood nickname was GQ, and who has an artichoke in her pocket (nope, it’s not a pickup line).
Hell in Paradise Flat
Largely forgotten now, Myrtle Reed dazzled as a best-selling romance novelist and Chicago socialite 100 years ago. But in her personal life, a happy ending proved sadly elusive
The Idea Guy
Coming soon to an airport (or kitchen) near you: One of Kelly Dempski’s big inventions.
The Gold Standard
Gold is the metal of choice for five local jewelry lines that are worthy of national attention.
Style Sheet – August 2006
Be they metal, wood, or covered in hide, the latest chairs make it ever more stylish to be seated.
Shanghai Express
Shanghai is building fast. Now its leaders have given themselves a sharp deadline—the 2010 World Expo—to make a distinctive architectural mark to go along with a large concrete footprint. Among the projects of interest are three by major Chicago firms