A Shell Off the Shelf in Lincoln Park

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $2.3 million
Sale Price: $1.73 million
The Property: In early August, buyers picked up a shell of a home left unfinished since early 2009. Situated in a quiet, pedestrian-only enclave of new, large homes... Read more

Sales Check

By Lynn Okura Bey

Store openings and deals in September Read more

A Guide to Pilsen: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play

By Jennifer Swann

INSIDER’S GUIDE: 18th and Halsted Streets play host to a new fusion of cafés, shops, and more Read more

Escape Artist: Midwestern Culture Trips

By Lena Singer

Craving vacation plus inspiration? Hit the road for arts-themed adventures in three towns: Columbus, Indiana; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Read more

Is Chicago’s New Gun Law Legal?

By Geoffrey Johnson

BULLET PROOF: After a series of court challenges, will the city’s firearms ordinance pass legal muster? Read more

Is Chicago Sox Broadcaster Hawk Harrelson One of the All-Time Greats?

By Bryan Smith

YOU GOTTA BE BLEEPIN’ ME!: A look at one of the most reviled voices in baseball Read more

Five Best Things to Do in September

By Matt Schur

THE SHORTLIST: Five musts from our September culture calendar Read more

Inside Rahm’s Brain

What's on the mayor's mind? Read more

Michelle Boone, Chicago’s Curator in Chief

The city’s cultural commissioner on the city’s bold new plan for arts programming Read more

Hopleaf Gets Bigger

By Carly Boers

The 20-year-old Belgian tavern is better than ever, with 20 new draft beer lines and a kitchen five times the size of the former one. Read more

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