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February 2011
Telling Moments at the ABC7 Final Mayoral Debate
By Carol Felsenthal
Last night’s ABC7/League of Women Voters mayoral debate, the final one before Tuesday’s primary, featured the same back-and-forth we’ve heard before. As usual, some of the most enlightening moments came post-debate, when the candidates descended into the “press room” for 10 minutes each. Read more
Made in America: Room & Board
By Jan Parr
Did you know that more than 90 percent of the furniture and accessories sold at Room & Board is made in the U.S., many by small, specialized manufacturers?... Read more
Five Things Sipped and Heard Lately
By Amalie Drury
Even though I’m nursing a margarita seaside in Puerto Vallarta while you read this (destination weddings, don’t you love ’em?), I’ve got Chicago nightlife on the brain. The Chaser first, people. Here’s the lowdown on the latest trends, openings, closings, and general intrigue... Read more
Dish Flash: Ten Questions for Ryan Poli
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
The Perennial chef (and one of our 2009 Singles) talks about why he's leaving to become a chef/partner at Tavernita the new restaurant from the partnership behind Mercadito. Plus: the dishes he's dreaming up, where he wants to be in five years, and more. Read more
Scott Turow Explains Rahm Emanuel to New Yorkers
By Whet Moser
The local lawyer and world-famous crime novelist, who's also pretty well connected to city and state Democrats, gets called on by the New York Times to tell their readers what's going on with the Chicago mayoral race. Read more
Former Tribune Chairman FitzSimons Sells His North Shore Home
By Dennis Rodkin
The former Tribune Co. chairman Dennis FitzSimons, on Monday closed on the sale of his house on exclusive Woodley Road outside Winnetka. The 13-room home on a little more than an acre sold for $2.478 million, about 78 percent of the $3.15 million that FitzSimons and his wife, Ann, paid for the home in November 2003... Read more
At Economic Club Dinner, a Mayor Daley Lovefest
By Carol Felsenthal
On Tuesday night, Rich Daley delivered a 30-minute self-congratulatory and, at times, inspiring speech. It was also relentlessly upbeat, even sunny—“the future [of Chicago] is brighter every day,” he said. But the most intriguing aspect of the evening, for me, was what wasn’t said... Read more