The stretch of Taylor Street in Little Italy continues to add new restaurants at a pace as blisteringly hot as a Neapolitan crust. The chef Michael Shrader has given notice at Epic and is teaming up with Jason Chan (Butter) to open Urban Union (1421 W. Taylor St.; no phone yet) this fall, if all goes well... Read more
In September 1991, the renaissance in affluent city living hadn’t yet picked up the momentum it would have a decade later, when a boom in condo- and mansion-building transformed large swaths of Chicago. That’s why one developer made the strategic decision to cut up a pair of derelict Gold Coast mansions into four residences... Read more
I’ve been seeing busts lately-the home décor kind, people-and I love how putting one of them in a room can add a touch of casual braininess... Read more
British Invasion
After months of anticipation, Topshop (us.topshop.com) opens its Chicago location at 830 North Michigan Avenue at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 8... Read more
We mentioned Spring Green, Wisconsin back in March as the epicenter of a spate of Frank Lloyd Wright-related events. This week, the bucolic area puts out the welcome mat for Chicagoans during its Chicago Open House Weekend at American Players Theatre. This means all kinds of deals, treats, and incentives to make the roughly four-hour trip north for a play in the woods... Read more
15 years after Bill Clinton pushed public-housing administrators to strictly enforce "one-strike" penalties, CHA residents can be evicted if anyone in the household commits a minor crime—or even if they're charged, but not convicted, of one. Read more
Mike Green, owner of Roscoe Village’s venerable Village Tap, staged a Chicago beer coup on Thursday night, turning all 26 of the tavern’s drafts over to local brews, including such rarities as Half Acre’s Galactic Double Daisy Cutter and Three Floyds’ Thick White Freeks... Read more