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Born in the Fifties, in Glencoe
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1,999,000
The Property: No matter what the temperature is outside, it’s always the fifties inside this Glencoe home. Built in 1955, the house has one entire side of glass, facing the steep ravine at the edge of the lot... Read more
Cook County Puts 200 Long-Empty Homes Back to Use by Needy Families
By Dennis Rodkin
A little over a year ago, almost ten percent of the 2,100 public-housing units owned by the Housing Authority of Cook County had stood empty for two years or more. That meant the county was failing to house about 200 needy households, even though it had spaces for them. But after an aggressive round of rehab—and a shakeup of the agency—those 200 units have been put back in use... Read more
Probability, Fantasy Baseball, and FiveThirtyEight
By Whet Moser
The stat geek's FiveThirtyEight site is a must-read during campaign season. But interest can turn into addiction, and addiction into abuse. Consume his work in moderation, as part of a healthy information diet, and be wary of people who call it deadly or a miracle drug. Read more
Old Town in Bloom
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $5.7 million
The Property: Over the past ten years, this perfectly nice vintage home in Old Town has bloomed. Opened up with the addition of a second lot next door, the house, thanks to its present seller, Kemery Bloom, has come to life, inside and out... Read more
A Conversation with Thomas Keller on Baking
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Five Questions for Thomas Keller
Keller, the chef at some of the world’s great restaurants, including Napa Valley’s French Laundry and New York’s Per Se, comes to town this weekend for a (sold out) dinner at the Bristol and a book-signing event at Balena for Bouchon Bakery... Read more