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August 2010
Five Burning Questions About the MSI's Month at the Museum Contest
By Jennifer Wehunt
When I first heard about the Museum of Science and Industry’s Month at the Museum contest—the winner of which will live in the MSI round-the-clock from October 20th to November 18th, blogging and tweeting about his or her experiences all the while for a stipend of $10,000 and a package of tech gadgetry, including a laptop and a camera—two things came to mind... Read more
Lake Forest Estate is 99 Years New
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $8.499 million
The Property: A grand estate built in 1911 but allowed to run down in later years, this stately brick mansion has been brought back to its exquisite origins—but with modern conveniences... Read more
Dish Flash: Sunda’s Rodelio Aglibot Co-heading BLT Restaurant Group
By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer
Rodelio Aglibot, whom Chicagoans know as the chef at Sunda, has moved to New York to take the position of executive corporate chef of the BLT Restaurant Group. Aglibot will oversee the menus of the group’s 18 restaurants, including the 11 BLT Steaks, the many-starred steak houses that launched the chain. He will remain associated with Sunda as a consulting chef... Read more
Kirk Ex-wife: Mark Will Win
By Carol Felsenthal
Yesterday, I ran excerpts of my conversation with Kirk’s ex-wife, Kimberly Vertolli, in which she discussed the “Svengali figure” behind his campaign, Dodie McCracken. Here, Vertolli offers her take on what would seem to be Kirk’s perplexingly unnecessary exaggerations. She adds that, despite some missteps in his campaign, in the race between Kirk and Giannoulias, she would vote for her ex... Read more