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October 2008
The Five
By Ann Wiens
Chicago Artists Month is coming to a neighborhood near you. Read more
In The Key of C
By Nora O'Donnell
We surveyed the fall's classical vocal offerings and picked out the three that hit the highest notes Read more
Cat Woman
By Craig Keller
The most anticipated fall production takes its cues from the quirky 1975 film Grey Gardens Read more
The Soprano
By Nora O'Donnell
After a fall turn at Lyric, Nicole Cabell is headed for the Met—and the movies Read more
Housing Bulletin—The Hardest Hit
By Dennis Rodkin

As evidenced by Chicago’s annual real-estate chart—which appears in the October 2008 issue and spans the 12-month period from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008—home values are down almost everywhere in the metro region. (And according to a Case-Schiller report that came...

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If He Wins…?
By Robert Reed
From Olympic dreams to entrepreneurs' schemes—how Chicago might benefit if a certain senator from Illinois becomes president Read more