Frog Legs @ Telegraph

By Penny Pollack

Weekend Photos: Pig, Swig, and Record Dig at Schubas

On Saturday afternoon, the Lake View bar and music room Schubas laid out a multicourse spread: cheap rum cocktails, crates and boxes and bins of new and used records and CDs for sale... Read more

The Hot List: 10 places everyone's talking about and dining at in October—in order of heat

By Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby

Chicago's most-buzzed-about restaurants this month Read more

Missed It By That Much

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $1.2 million
Sale Price: $1.05 million
The Property: When this hilltop mansion in Beverly was last sold (in 1995), it was the first home in the neighborhood to sell for more than $500,000, recalls its latest selling agent, Sandra Bianciotto... Read more

Best Things to Do in October in Chicago

By Jennifer Wehunt

POCKET GUIDE: A cultural shortlist for October, in order of buzz Read more

Wonder! Opens in Deerfield

By Lena Singer

SHOPPER: The 135,000-square-foot store offers infant and children’s clothing, toys, furniture, and accessories Read more

Kids' Toys and Games with Grown-Up Design Appeal

INDOOR PLAYGROUND: Cool diversions for your wee one, your nature lover, your baby genius, and your cosmopolitan child Read more

Our Favorites for Moms-to-Be

MATERNAL INSTINCT: Feel-good pieces with refinement—plus all-natural beauty boosters—for moms-to-be Read more

Puff Pastry @ Bistro Voltaire

By Penny Pollack