THE INSIDER: With a background as a Democratic Party boss, a lobbyist, and a powerful commissioner of a property tax appeals board, Joseph Berrios now wants to be Cook County assessor, a role that will give him even more sway in picking winners and losers among local taxpayers. Chicago magazine’s political editor—working with the Better Government Association—argues that Berrios shines as a vivid example of the clout-infested politics for which Illinois is famous Read more
Pollack’s First Impression of Henri in 121 Words Billy Lawless set out to create an intimate French parlor next door to his adrenalized Gage (24 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-372-4243), and indeed he did... Read more
SHOCK OF THE NEW: From music to architecture to literature and beyond, Chicago has often defied the placid Midwestern stereotypes. We pick the city’s top 40 artistic breakthroughs Read more
The Properties: Three suburban houses have each sold for exactly $1 million in the month since I reported what $1 million buys in the city. Let’s take a look at what suburban homebuyers are getting for that benchmark price right now... Read more
A designer brings his Edgewater condo to life with classic mid-century and contemporary furnishings Read more
FROM NOVEMBER 1991: After 33 years in Congress and facing his toughest race in decades, Dan Rostenkowski may be feeling his political mortality at last. But he’s the same fierce, engaging, conflicted man who rose from the streets of the Northwest Side to the peaks of Capitol Hill Read more