New Apartments Restore Dr. King’s Legacy in North Lawndale

By Dennis Rodkin

This spring, for the first time in more than 40 years, people will be living at the same North Lawndale address as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family did in 1966, when he came here to dramatize the desperate state of housing in Chicago’s minority neighborhoods... Read more

Discounts for humanity

By Vi-An Nguyen

We’ve always admired the work of Designs for Dignity (you might remember our Chairs for Charity benefit last November)... Read more

The Hot List: 10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at in April in order of heat

By Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby

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

Dining Reviews: Crofton on Wells and Takashi

By Jeff Ruby

STAYING POWER: Long after their moments in the sun, two terrific restaurants survive in very different ways Read more

Gemini Bistro Owners to Open Rustic House in Lincoln Park

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Lena Singer

Welcome to the Rustic Belt
The chef Jason Paskewitz and his business partner, Ryan O’Donnell, already the owners of Gemini Bistroare opening another venture in Lincoln Park in the late spring or early summer... Read more

Tax Referendums May Understate Economic Impact on Homeowners

By Dennis Rodkin

When voting April 5th on local tax referendums, voters in ten Cook County communities may get the impression that any increase on their property-tax bills will be only about a third of the actual increase... Read more

Best New Hotels: Seven Spots to Please a Spectrum of People and Budgets

By Katherine Sacks

CROWD PLEASERS: Your siblings, your uncle, and your in-laws? Everyone you know is coming to town this spring, and not only are you the object of their affection—you’re responsible for showing them a good time. We scouted Chicago’s bumper crop of new hotels, all opened within the last five years, and selected an option for every visitor on your list. Read more

What Lupe Fiasco Is Reading, Listening to, and Wearing Right Now

By Kevin McKeough

Get inside the mind—and the closet—of Chicago’s cerebral hip-hop star Read more

Who's on Rahm Emanuel's Short List For Chicago Public Schools Chief?

By Whet Moser

A look at rumored candidates to run CPS: two reform stars (Baltimore's Andres Alonso and Charlotte's Peter Gorman), a career superintendent (Maryland's Jerry Weast), a young up-and-comer (NYC's John White), and a member of Emanuel's transition team (Timothy Knowles) Read more

Chicago Public Schools and the Illinois Budget: The Battles Soon to Come

By Whet Moser

Compared to our Great Lakes neighbors, things have been pretty quiet in city and state politics, probably because Daley's on his way out and power didn't shift too much after the midterms. But our politics will heat up with the weather. Read more

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