The Guerrilla Truck Show is always a people-watching, beer-swilling blast every year during NeoCon, so I was excited to hear about another art and design event with the same vibe, taking place this weekend in Wicker Park at 1767 North Milwaukee Avenue... Read more
A short-lived 1960s-era program that transported street-smart Chicago Vice Lords to the hallowed halls of the Ivy League school has been largely forgotten—except by those who volunteered for the ride Read more
I’m thoroughly intrigued by this new offering by a local architect—a complete energy-efficient vacation home for $149,900. The Sail Cabin, as Jeff Whyte has dubbed it, is a modern take on a log cabin, meant to blend in with nature... Read more
List Price: $3.295 million The Property: When Robert and Emi Kelsey bought an old Tudor house in Winnetka ten years ago, it was sort of discombobulated. Some decades before, previous owners had sold off the property in front of the house and tacked an awkward entrance onto the back, and there were a couple of staircases but no main stairway... Read more
I Cook, Therefore I Am
Now several overhauls away from the original Jacky, Jacky’s on Prairie has new owners—Jonadab Silva and Erin Silva Winston, also known as the current chef and the pastry chef... Read more
A straight-edge Chicago wrestler grapples with kayfabe; Bruce Mau tackles the empire; Roger Ebert reviews "The Interrupters"; grain elevators and constitutional law; and more Read more
