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October 2012
Subsidized Housing in Chicago Began With Frank Lloyd Wright
By Whet Moser
As Chicago's notorious high-rise projects come down, the current trend in public housing looks more like how it began: smaller, more modest in scale and scope, like Wright's plans for Francisco Terrace and the Waller Apartments, the latter of which still stand on Walnut Street. Read more
Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, Facing Foreclosure, Sells Short
By Dennis Rodkin
Two years after she listed her Hyde Park home for sale with an optimistic asking price, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun has sold it as a short sale, for less than she owed on the mortgage. A lender had started the foreclosure process on the property in mid-September... Read more
Kenwood’s Double Shot of Frank Lloyd Wright
By Dennis Rodkin
Last week, two neighboring homes in Kenwood both came on the market on the same day at the same price, $1.48 million. Although they hardly resemble one another, they have a lot in common. Both were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at an early but pivotal point in his career... Read more
Like the Furniture on The Good Wife? Buy it at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
By ALICE OGLETHORPE
"The Good Wife is a hit, from the storyline to the acting. And the set design is not so shabby either. In fact, the show’s set designer, Beth Kushnick, and her bosses at CBS have teamed up with Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams to create a collection of furniture, with an accompanying accessories and lighting line that will be rolled out by Interlude Home." Read more