October 2012
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $5.7 million
The Property: Over the past ten years, this perfectly nice vintage home in Old Town has bloomed. Opened up with the addition of a second lot next door, the house, thanks to its present seller, Kemery Bloom, has come to life, inside and out... Read more
The Property: Over the past ten years, this perfectly nice vintage home in Old Town has bloomed. Opened up with the addition of a second lot next door, the house, thanks to its present seller, Kemery Bloom, has come to life, inside and out... Read more
By Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal rounds up Chicago-related items in this week's politics news Read more
By LESLIE MARSHALL
"Our good friends at Urban Source (1429 W. Chicago Ave., 312-455-0505) just gave us the inside scoop on the latest wallpapers for winter." Read more
By Whet Moser
A report on our state's finances from the bureaucratic dream team of Richard Ravitch and Paul Volker is a lengthy yet concise description of its many problems, but doesn't provide many ideas for addressing them. Read more
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Five Questions for Thomas Keller
Keller, the chef at some of the world’s great restaurants, including Napa Valley’s French Laundry and New York’s Per Se, comes to town this weekend for a (sold out) dinner at the Bristol and a book-signing event at Balena for Bouchon Bakery... Read more
By Whet Moser
Richard Mourdock defeated eternal GOP stalwart Richard Lugar with a hard Tea Party economic line, putting the Indiana seat at risk—with the reward of a conservative replacing a conciliator. As the most recent major candidate to draw nationwide attention for his comments on abortion, it's a test to see how far economic conservatives are willing to go for their social counterparts. Read more
By LESLIE MARSHALL
"This is a week for the books. Literally. Last night we enjoyed Nate Berkus’ The Things That Matter book signing at Jayson Home. Tonight Nathan Turner is celebrating the launch of his first book, Nathan Turner’s American Style: Classic Design & Effortless Entertaining at Pottery Barn (1000 W. North Ave. at Sheffield Ave.) from 6:30-8:30 p.m." Read more
On your agenda: The CSO takes on an obscure Beethoven piece… Giordano Dance celebrates 50 years… free Shakespeare, plus the weekend plans of the gallerist John Corbett Read more
In the best surprise sighting since Gaga stopped by Kendrick Lamar's set at Pitchfork, The Biebs, hot off his sold-out All-State Arena show last night, lunched with Oprah at RL Restaurant before being mobbed by fans outside... Read more