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July 2011
Sears Exec Pays Most in 5 Years in St. Charles
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $3.2 million
Sale Price: $3.1 million
The Property: A custom-built, 11,000-square-foot house on a little more than two acres in the far western suburb of St. Charles commanded the town’s highest home price in five years when it sold July 1... Read more
Book Wallpaper
By Gina Bazer
If you love the look of wall-to-wall bookshelves but don’t have the books or the shelves, you can get the same effect with this fab new wallpaper from UK-based Studio Mold... Read more
Pitchfork Deals, Specials, and Afterparties: Music Isn’t the Only Thing That Wristband Gets You. Shots, Anyone?
By Amalie Drury
I swear I saw rock stars at Cirque du Soleil last night. There they were, slouching around under the big top in their faded black skinny jeans, cool bed-head haircuts, and rumpled vests over V-neck tees. As we sipped $8.50 Bud Lights during intermission, I jabbed The Creative Director in the shoulder and pointed: “Look! I bet they’re here for Pitchfork... Read more
Fred Karger—Gay, Jewish, Republican, and Running for President
By Carol Felsenthal
Fred Karger, 61, has lived in and around Los Angeles since 1972—mostly now in Laguna Beach—but he grew up in Glencoe and graduated from New Trier. He’s about as likely to become president as I am—his campaign slogan is “Fred Who?”—but the pundits are beginning to notice the first openly gay candidate to run on a major party ticket, especially as the issue of gay marriage heats up... Read more
New Takes on Classic Styles
By Gina Bazer
The other day at a staff meeting we were talking about classic designs that never go out of style (yes, we get talk about this kind of stuff and still consider it work) Read more