Black Wednesday brought more parties than we could shake a turkey leg at, but smart barflies started off the long weekend at Sheffield’s, where Thanksgiving Eve festivities included a raffle (Opening day Cubs tickets! Fancy beer!) and enough shots to steel patrons for four days of family togetherness." /> Black Wednesday brought more parties than we could shake a turkey leg at, but smart barflies started off the long weekend at Sheffield’s, where Thanksgiving Eve festivities included a raffle (Opening day Cubs tickets! Fancy beer!) and enough shots to steel patrons for four days of family togetherness." /> Black Wednesday brought more parties than we could shake a turkey leg at, but smart barflies started off the long weekend at Sheffield’s, where Thanksgiving Eve festivities included a raffle (Opening day Cubs tickets! Fancy beer!) and enough shots to steel patrons for four days of family togetherness." />
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December 2008
Black Wednesday Photos: Sheffield’s
Black Wednesday brought more parties than we could shake a turkey leg at, but smart barflies started off the long weekend at Sheffield’s, where Thanksgiving Eve festivities included a raffle (Opening day Cubs tickets! Fancy beer!) and enough shots to steel patrons for four days of family togetherness. Read more
Sale of the Week: Home, Home on Lagrange—River North
By Dennis Rodkin

List Price:  $1.499 million
Sale Price: $1.3 million
The Property: This three-bedroom condo is on two upper floors of Erie on the Park, an ultramodern steel and glass structure at 510 West Erie Street. The 24-story building is one of two condo high-rises (along with Kingsbury on the Park) designed by the...

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