A Bargain in Beverly

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $479,000
The Property: On a block in Beverly where no two houses look alike, one of the most intriguing is this Tudor, whose brick pattern sometimes goes a little crazy. That gives the façade a hand-built look, which is helped along by the weeping mortar between the bricks and the occasional stone protruding from the chimney... Read more

With Erwin Barely Closed, Erwin Drechsler Plans to Open Nutrition-Focused Restaurant

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

A Picture of Health
“I know that we are planning on doing something again,” says Erwin Drechsler, who closed his namesake Lake View restaurant Erwin on July 1 after a 19-year run. He and his wife, Cathy, have decided to open a refocused restaurant, possibly in the old Erwin space... Read more

Walks In the Park With the Cubs

By Whet Moser

The Cubs have a problem: they're the least patient team in baseball, and among the least patient teams in recent history. And while recent roster moves might improve the offense overall, it looks like an even less patient team will finish the season. Read more

In Evanston, Where Britannica Ruled the Waves

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $4.4 million
Sale Price: $3.8 million
The Property: Two longtime philanthropists linked to the old Chicago-based Encyclopedia Britannica have sold their lakefront home in northeast Evanston... Read more

The Story Behind Lollapalooza's Strongman/Dancing Hot Dogs Poster

By Matt Schur

Chicago designer Billy Baumann, one half of the printmaker duo Delicious Design League, talks about the inspiration for his festival poster Read more

Elmer Ellsworth: America's First Pin-Up and the First Martyr of the Civil War

By Whet Moser

In an extraordinary two years, a young Chicago volunteer fireman became a national drill-team star, a friend and employee of Abraham Lincoln, a sex symbol, and finally the first officer killed in the Civil War. Read more

Chicago's JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound Ready for Lolla Debut

By Elly Fishman

Lollapalooza 2012 may have some big headliners scheduled, including Black Sabbath and Red Hot Chili Peppers, but the fest is also an opportunity to check out rising talent. Among the newbies this year is one of my favorite local acts, the neo-soul group JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, playing their first Lolla this Saturday... Read more

Humrich Design Belongs to Its Riverwoods Site

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $669,000
The Property: Situated in Lake County, about 30 miles northwest of the Loop, Riverwoods was envisioned as a model town of an unusual sort: all its homes would nestle themselves in their natural surroundings, a deeply wooded plain adjacent to the Des Plaines River... Read more

Where Do Chicago's Guns Come From?

By Whet Moser

Mostly from Illinois and Indiana—and a surprising percentage come north from Mississippi. As far as how people get them, straw buyers are frequent, but friends, family members, addicts, and burglaries are all available means of illegally obtaining a weapon. Read more

Found, a Long-Promised Restaurant from Former Mirador Owner Amy Morton, Planned for October in Evanston

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

I Once Was Lost
After searching for a space in Andersonville for a year and a half, Amy Morton found what will be Found nearer to her home in Evanston... Read more

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