SLING BACK: Whether you're in Miami or Capri, this year's resort collections let you trade the fur for chic comfort. Look for breezy sillks, sunny dresses, and casual pieces with a retro edge. Read more
It’s been a quarter-century since the 1985 Chicago Bears enjoyed what’s been called the greatest season in NFL team history. The Super Bowl Shufflers still spark the imaginations of sports fans everywhere, and this Sunday, you can meet some of the players—Steve McMichael, Shaun Gayle, Dennis McKinnon, and Otis Wilson—at the River North bar Bull & Bear, where they’ll be signing autographs starting at 7 p.m.... Read more
DIFFA’s annual autumn Dining by Design benefit kicks off tonight, and this year they’re dishing out the event in several courses over three days. Read more
List Price: $3.6 million The Property: Just south of the Elks Memorial in Lincoln Park is a short block of four attached homes that hardly draw attention to themselves, with their flat brick front that confines frills to the fanlight windows over their street-level front doors... Read more
By Penny Pollack, Kaitlin Petersen, and Lena Singer
Pollack Extols Mastro's in 170 Words
Mastro's Steakhouse(520 N. Dearborn St.; 312-521-5100) is a glamour puss—all sparkle and glitz (thank goodness I wore black, although I was sans any bangles or beads). The piano bar feels like a Cole Porter party... Read more
Our top five picks for things to do this week: French New Wave comes alive . . . The 1900s play a free in-store gig . . . an emerging artist boggles the mind . . . plus, our pick for music to ward off winter and more Read more
The Coonley House in Riverside is among the most magnificent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs in Chicago. This week I had the great pleasure of roaming its main rooms and gardens with Dean and Ella Mae Eastman, the couple who renovated a major portion of the property and have put part of it up for sale... Read more
Haute Digs for Tots
The French luxury children’s brand Bonpoint (37 E. Oak St.; 312-475-9140, bonpoint.com), a favorite among celebrity and royal youngsters, opened on the Gold Coast in late October... Read more
