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By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Lena Singer
By Cassie Walker
Every fall, we assemble a holiday gift guide—a carefully curated selection of 75 or so trendy suggestions for everyone on Santa’s list. In the weeks leading up to the issue, hundreds and hundreds of companies—and their dutiful publicity reps—come out of the woodwork with items for consideration. For every 100 or so pitches, there’s always one real gem. Here, we've taken 13 of the funniest items off the cutting room floor and assembled—dare I say—a Reckless Holiday Gift Guide... Read more
By Penny Pollack
TURNING POINT: Chef Kendal Duque creates lighter, brighter dishes at the 10-year-old South Loop spot Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $560,000
The Property: Viewed from the street, this mid-century modern home nestled into a waterfront site on the Chain O’ Lakes barely makes a visual ripple. That’s because it’s entirely oriented in the other direction: the wide expanse of glass at the back off the house provides views of a broad sweep of lawn leading down to Meyers Bay, which rolls out to Pistakee Lake. Read more
The Property: Viewed from the street, this mid-century modern home nestled into a waterfront site on the Chain O’ Lakes barely makes a visual ripple. That’s because it’s entirely oriented in the other direction: the wide expanse of glass at the back off the house provides views of a broad sweep of lawn leading down to Meyers Bay, which rolls out to Pistakee Lake. Read more
By Catey Sullivan
NOSTALGIA TRIP: Need a dose of authenticity? Travel back in time to Cedarburg, Wisconsin Read more
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Lena Singer
Generation Gap
The South Loop teems with newly built condo skyscrapers, but somehow, fancy restaurants have materialized much more slowly... Read more
By Jennifer Wehunt
When we asked Chicago’s brewing elite to name a local beer that had inspired them, we could barely keep a tap on the love fest that poured forth. Read more
By Jennifer Tanaka
Locals talk about favorite spots in their neighborhoods—Pilsen, Berwyn, Logan Square, and more Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $2.585 million
Sale Price: $2.335 million
The Property: A marketing executive at the newly merged United–Continental Airlines bought this new 15-room house in Winnetka for $2.335 million—just 52 percent of the $4,478,500 mortgage that the home’s developers took out on the property four years ago... Read more
Sale Price: $2.335 million
The Property: A marketing executive at the newly merged United–Continental Airlines bought this new 15-room house in Winnetka for $2.335 million—just 52 percent of the $4,478,500 mortgage that the home’s developers took out on the property four years ago... Read more