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July 2011
Where to Go This Weekend: Oregon, Illinois
By Catey Sullivan
One hundred years have past since the sculptor Lorado Taft completed his monument to Chief Black Hawk, which stands on the banks of the Rock River. This week, the centennial will be celebrated at Lowden State Memorial State park in Oregon Illinois, as the annual Oregon Trail Days Festival gets underway... Read more
Weekend Photos: Lady Gregory’s
After a March fire slowed construction on their nearly completed pub, the folks behind Beckett’s Public House and Wilde Bar & Restaurant opened their third writer-themed spot, Lady Gregory’s, last month... Read more
Rahm Emanuel Wanted to Be First Jewish House Speaker—Will the Honor Go to Eric Cantor?
By Carol Felsenthal
Center stage in the debt limit/government default drama now playing in Washington is House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Here in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel may be busy with the latest weekend tragedy of street gangs’ bullets missing their targets and hitting children, but he is surely keeping his eye on Capitol Hill, his old stomping ground. Were he still there, he'd be playing the Cantor role on the other side of the aisle... Read more
Outdoor Lamps
By Jan Parr
Now that we’ve installed outdoor speakers and a great retro fan (The Air King—yes, he is the ruler of our cool air!) on our deck, I’ve been thinking that a lamp would complete the picture.... Read more