Evanston’s Homes That Work Boast Green Features

By Dennis Rodkin

OF THE ECO ERA: Seemingly traditional homes boast timely green features Read more

Kellogg-Booth Study Examines “Walkaway” Phenomenon in Real Estate

By Dennis Rodkin

OUTER LIMITS: Professor looks to distant suburbs as site for potential walkaways Read more

Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Oak Park House Evokes Fallingwater

By Dennis Rodkin

PROTOTYPE PREFIGURED PENN. PLAN: Predating Fallingwater by three decades, this 101-year-old house evokes famed Wright residence Read more

Former Sara Lee CFO Theo De Kool Takes Loss on Sale of Lincoln Park Home

By Dennis Rodkin

Baker’s Dozen: Former Sara Lee CFO burned by 13 percent loss on home sale Read more

Watching the Blackhawks Win the Stanley Cup at State

It’s official! The Blackhawks took home the Stanley Cup Wednesday night, beating the Flyers 4-3 in overtime. Our photographer caught an exuberant crowd following the game breathlessly at State Restaurant & Café, in Lincoln Park, where all 100 flat-screen TVs were tuned to the ice. Browse our photos below, then relive the glory of games 1 and 5... Read more

A Grand Sale

The guys behind MCM Grand and Uber Modern have joined forces with a few other dealers (including Mr. Modern) to offer a sale this weekend at a warehouse loading dock just west of 2219 W. Grand Ave. From 9-5 on both Saturday and Sunday, find a couple thousand square feet of vintage modern, contemporary, and antique furniture and accessories for 60-70 percent off regular retail. Expect to see a Knoll Saarinen table for a C-note.

—JAN PARR

A Cottage Grows in Wilmette

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $950,000
The Property: When it was 99 years old, this Wilmette home grew from a modest two-bedroom cottage into a four-bedroom Victorian with fanciful Carpenter Gothic trim. Built in 1893 in what is now a highly desirable eastern Read more

Pasteur Reopening

By Penny Pollack & Graham Meyer

Opening Soon on Broadway: Pasteur The players:
Kim Nguyen, a restaurateur
Dan Nguyen, Kim’s husband
Tuan Nguyen, Dan’s brother
Rashed Islam, an employee The synopsis:
The well-regarded Vietnamese restaurant Pasteur (5525 N. Broadway; no phone yet) is reopening after a three-year hiatus... Read more

Guerrilla Truck Show, and More NeoCon Happenings, Eddie Ross

By Bradley Lincoln

It’s mid-June, so that means the Merchandise Mart and River North in general will be taken over by attendees of one of the biggest international design trade shows in the world, NeoCon, running June 14–16... Read more

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