Did a $1 Million Foreclosure Help the Glenview Market?

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $999,000
Sale Price: $1 million
The Property: The agent who sold this foreclosed 12-room house in a very desirable east neighborhood in Glenview thinks that the sale helped nudge the town’s real-estate market upward a smidge, rather than hurt nearby sellers, as many foreclosures have been shown to do... Read more

Chicago Budget: Mayor Emanuel Gets Pushback, and Gives

By Whet Moser

After criticism from the public and a healthy number of aldermen, the mayor cuts back on some of his cutbacks and spreads the sticker-fee pain a bit. Read more

Salade Méditerranéenne @ Toni Patisserie

By Penny Pollack

Le Boeuf Sandwich @ Toni Patisserie

By Penny Pollack

Quiche Lorraine @ Toni Patisserie

By Penny Pollack

My Favorite Song About Chicago

By Whet Moser

"Cars and Parties" by Edith Frost, a song by a Chicago transplant for Chicago transplants about the tension between going out and staying home. Read more

How Do You Solve the Bill Cellini Problem?

By Whet Moser

The quiet, unelected power broker has long presented a dilemma for journalists and voters alike. Reining them in requires a lot of unsexy concentration from writers, readers, and legislators. Read more

Filini: First Sips and Fake Candles at the Aqua Tower’s Just-Opened Restaurant and Bar

By Amalie Drury

Filini opened in the new Radisson Blu hotel in the Aqua building this week, and on its second night of service, The Creative Director and I ventured over to check it out. The Italian-inspired restaurant is one floor above the bar, which makes the bar—a few steps below the lobby and lounge level—feel like the main attraction... Read more

Rooms We Love

By Jan Parr

This marks the first of a series of blogs we will be posting on rooms we love. We come across far more... Read more

CTU President Karen Lewis: Race, Class at Center of Education Debate

By Carol Felsenthal

In part two of my conversation with the Chicago Teachers Union president, she shares about her time at Dartmouth College, why she left the classroom for the CTU job, her thoughts on the poverty gap, and more... Read more

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