So you wanna be on TV?

HGTV’s new show, “Bang for Your Buck,” is looking for Chicago-area remodeling projects to feature. They’re looking for a “major room”—presumably kitchen, bath, living room, or dining room—that’s been remodeled within the past three years. Of course, if your redo is fabulous, we want to see it as well to consider it for our magazine! So by all means, send photos to us, chicagohome@chicagomag.com. And contact Justin at HGTV if you want to at 303-712-3315 or email jkoehler@highnoonentertainment.com.

—JAN PARR

Housing Bulletin—Company Announces Discounted Home Sales

By Dennis Rodkin

In the present economic climate, home sellers have been tense, while potential homebuyers have had a tendency to sit still. But for ten days, beginning on October 10th, one real-estate company will try to get house sales moving again by cutting the asking price on thousands of homes by 10 percent.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has arranged for the owners of about 23,000 homes nationwide—about 1,300 of them in...

Guest Blog: The Allure of Couture

By Bridget Maiellaro

The emphasis of "The Allure of Couture" fashion show Monday at Millennium Park: wearability. Showcasing items from sweaters and jackets to dresses and pants, the event consisted of outfits that were in the realm of possibility from designers Sam Kori George, James De Colon, Maria Pinto, Mi Ri Uhm and Nick Cave, among others. The standout collection? Vatit Itthi. The clothes demanded attention, both for the bright colors (blue, hot pink, and yellow) and for their sleek elegance...

Zara Opens in Skokie

By Rebecca Little

Euro Fash

Few affordable stores inspire the devotion of Spanish-based Zara (Old Orchard, Skokie; 847-329-0808, zara.com). A steady stream of those who have shopped the brand in Europe or the coasts have poured into the Old Orchard store since it opened on Sept. 25th, expressing mostly the same sentiment: “Finally.” The excitement over the opening rivaled that of the Marc by Marc Jacobs in Bucktown, with a decidedly more pocket-friendly assortment of merchandise. And... Read more

ALDS Game 4: Rays at Sox

The Cubs Hater protests the "blackout," The Elitist roots for Torre's team, The Time Traveler mourns Stoney's radio departure, The Girl mocks Joe Maddon's glasses, and The Fatalist weighs life insurance options. Here, our analyses of ALDS Game 4... Read more

The Fear Card

By David Mendell

As the first biographer of Barack Obama, I have often found myself in a position where few journalists find comfort: defending the honor of a politician.

Yet, over the past 14 months, ever since the release of my biography of Obama, I have fielded countless questions about Obama that clearly have been based in ugly racial or religious distortion, and I have felt it my obligation to help set the record straight. In doing so, occasionally I have been accused of being an Obama sympathizer. But if that's the price of spreading the truth, so be it...

Sale of the Week—A Lincoln Park Greystone

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $1.495 million
Sale Price: $1.3 million
The Property: This Victorian greystone was built in 1874 on what is now one of Lincoln Park’s most appealing blocks, with the park half a block east, restaurants less than a block to the west, and some of the neighborhood’s finest architectural treasures (including the Wrigley...

Rad Rugs

Harrington College of Design students recently competed in a contest to design rugs and have them made by weavers in Nepal. Now you get a chance to buy the winning rugs. On October 28, the rugs will be auctioned off at Orange Skin. Bidding starts at $1,000. You can preview the rugs at Harrington on the 5th floor until October 27. You can also see them here. We like the rug by Adam Frommelt. (Apparently the judges disagreed; it placed only fourth.)

—JAN PARR

Louis Vuitton

If good manners means starting your fashion show on time, Marc Jacobs has become the fashion equivalent of Emily Post. Scolded by critics for his notorious tardiness in previous seasons, he now aims for precision, by golly. This afternoon we received an e-mail from the press contact: "The show will start at 2:30 p.m. sharp." Well, I arrived sweatily at the courtyard of the Louvre at... Read more

ALDS Game 3: Rays at Sox

The Time Traveler thanks Danks and Jenks, The Bleacherite visits a ghostly Wrigleyville, The Elitist dismisses the win, and The Fatalist goes shopping for bathroom fixtures with his wife. Here, our analyses of ALDS Game 3... Read more

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