Michael Kornick and Erick Williams of mk restaurant are serving up state tartare from the Kansas ranch of Independence native and local CBS anchor Bill Kurtis. Read more
The Queen of Media was social media before Facebook ever existed, giving us permission to be our authentic selves before we had even realized we weren't being either authentic or ourselves. But as her show ends after 27 years, we have to ask: will we ever know who Oprah Winfrey is? Read more
Another Chicago coyote was rescued this week, this one from Lincoln Park, and it's bound for Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation. What happens when wild animals go to rehab? Read more
THE SOCIAL NETWORKER: He lunches with Desirée Rogers—weekly—and has the Midas touch for fundraising among his gilded circle of friends. Take a lesson, Mark Zuckerberg: When it comes to making connections, the Chicago entrepreneur and philanthropist Neal Zucker is the paradigm of gracious chic Read more
After closing her boutique in 2010, the Geoffrey Beene-trained designer--who's dressed both Oprah and Michelle Obama--is back as a creative director for the 80-year-old Chicago-based retailer. Read more
Co-founder and president of CURE, an organization that raises funds for medical research and increases awareness of epilepsy's prevalence and impact Read more
HER NEXT ACT: After a sometimes controversial run as White House social secretary, Desirée Rogers is back in Chicago to tackle a new challenge. reviving Johnson Publishing and its Ebony and Jet magazines. Read more
THE REAL DEAL: Groupon, the social-media-driven shopping site, is the hottest Internet start-up in town. Can it become the city’s big high-tech breakthrough? Read more
