Garry McCarthy's New Chicago Crime Strategy: Social Networks, 'Hot People'

By Whet Moser

The CPD's top cop came out of Newark and New York as a disciple of William Bratton and the broken-windows theory of criminology. In Chicago, McCarthy has embraced two more approaches to combat the city's very different problems: social networks and legitimacy, under the influence of two Chicago-trained sociologists. Read more

The White Sox Struggle, Adam Greenberg Returns to the Majors

By Whet Moser

September's the first month that the White Sox have been giving up more runs than they've allowed, and as a result they've fallen behind the Tigers with less than a week remaining. Is it just bad luck? Read more

Jim McMahon’s Former Home Prepped for Another Championship Season

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $4.954 million
The Property: On an elite wooded street in east Northbrook stands a substantial house with exterior details that you might find on some historical country homes in England... Read more

Executive Chef and Pastry Chef Leave Graham Elliot; Elliot Himself to Head Kitchen

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Wham Bam Thank You, Graham
In the course of a week, Graham Elliot lost both its executive chef, Andrew Brochu, and then its pastry chef, Bryce Caron, both moves we first heard about on Eater... Read more

Betty Caywood and Mary Shane: Baseball's First Female Announcers

By Whet Moser

Baseball's first female announcer was a Chicago weather anchor hired away by the infamous Charlie Finley to do color for his terrible Athletics team. It was a stunt, but Mary Shane, the White Sox announcer who followed her, brought a deep love of the game to her brief stint in the booth. Read more

The Bloomingdale Trail Takes Shape, and More Infrastructure News

By Whet Moser

More answers from the final meeting on the rail-bed park, and a sense of how it will change the landscape. Plus: the feds and community policing, tracking down Chicago's roaming statues, and more Read more

Elmhurst’s Checkerboard Chimney Charmer

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $850,000
The Property: From first sight, it’s obvious that this Normandy-style home has a lot of history in Elmhurst. Built in 1930 as part of a subdivision... Read more

Owners of Bull & Bear and Public House to Open Siena Tavern in River North with ‘Top Chef’ Fan Favorite as Chef

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Circle Tour David Rekhson, one of the owners of Bull & Bear and Public House, spun this (condensed and edited) tale of the partners’ enviable trip to Italy... Read more

Chicago's Boozy New Dessert Trend

By Amber Gibson

LET ME DRINK CAKE: From Jameson-infused ice cream to chocolate rum balls, these alcohol-laced sweets are the latest trend in dining. Read more

Best and Worst of Hideout Block Party/A.V. Fest

By Cassie Walker Burke and Emmet Sullivan

The annual Noble Square party was a cool way to end a hot summer of great music. Browse our photos and read our picks for best and worst of the fest this year. Read more

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