Take a Look at This Week’s Top Sales and Local Shopping Events By Tori Telfer Stop by Randolph Street Market or any of these other shops for great deals this weekend. Read more
Here's What Happened in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock The 1,000th episode of "Chic-a-Go-Go," Steve James on his Oscar snub, and more to fuel your weekend chit-chat. Read more
Bloomingdale's Will Celebrate the Chinese New Year Again This Year By Tori Telfer The department store will once again be decked out in red to celebrate the Year of the Ram this February. Read more
This Wildly Imaginative Mansion in West Town Sold for $2.4 Million By Ian Spula The 95-year-old industrial garage has been a delightfully warped modernist dwelling for 16 years. It sold this week for $2.35 million. Read more
Five Great Things to Do in Chicago This Week New York City Ballet alum Wendy Whelan mounts a one-night show, 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' opens at the Goodman, plus much more. Read more
What You Need to Know About the Chicago Dining Scene This Week By Carly Boers The Betty and the second Burger Bar open this week, plus more news from the Chicago dining scene. Read more
The First Woman to Respond to a State of the Union Was From Illinois By Carol Felsenthal Sen. Joni Ernst is the 16th woman to respond to a State of the Union address, but way back in 1968, Rep. Charlotte Reid was the first. Read more
Helen Yi Boutique to Close Up Shop After 12 Years By Tori Telfer The high-end store on Damen Avenue is having a going out of business sale now. Read more
This Charming Tri-Taylor Row House Has a One-of-a-Kind Interior By Ian Spula The seller spent nine of her 12 years re-imagining and steadily upgrading the home, on the market now with an asking price of $270,000. Read more
Alinea Set to Overhaul Its Dining Room—and Its Dining Experience By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Superchef Grant Achatz explains the upcoming changes, and also leaks more details about Roister, his first à la carte restaurant, scheduled to open in the spring. Read more
