Seen on the scene Friday night: VIP partygoers at the private opening of Vertigo Sky Lounge in the Dana Hotel and Spa, and celeb DJ and friend of Lohan Samantha Ronson spinning at Crimson Lounge in the Hotel Sax." /> Seen on the scene Friday night: VIP partygoers at the private opening of Vertigo Sky Lounge in the Dana Hotel and Spa, and celeb DJ and friend of Lohan Samantha Ronson spinning at Crimson Lounge in the Hotel Sax." /> Seen on the scene Friday night: VIP partygoers at the private opening of Vertigo Sky Lounge in the Dana Hotel and Spa, and celeb DJ and friend of Lohan Samantha Ronson spinning at Crimson Lounge in the Hotel Sax." />
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October 2008
Contributors
By Graham Meyer
Rebecca Little, Lizzie Garrett, John Huebl, Dennis Rodkin, Craig Keller, Catey Sullivan, Geoffrey Johnson Read more
Feedback
In October letters: axes, leaflets, monuments, inheritance, green pigs, and Obama's future adoption Read more
Sale of the Week: A Teardown—or Not—in Barrington Hills
By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $1.9 million
Sale Price: $1.4 million
The Property: This 50-year-old Greek Revival-style home may be demolished soon by its new owners—but then again, it may not. After all, it sat for two and a half years awaiting a similar fate from its last last...

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On The Waterfront
By Christine Newman
One connection led to another, and then the Chicago architect James Nagle began collaborating with a Michigan couple to design a serene house for a prime lakeside site Read more
You Tube
By Cara Jepsen
So you want to be a reality TV star? Recent survivors give tips Read more