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Foreclosure Comes to Exclusive Woodley Road
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.549 million
Sale Price: $1.537 million
The Property: An 11,600-square-foot mansion on Woodley Road outside Winnetka has the dubious distinction of being the first foreclosure sale in that enclave of prominent families, high-level executives, and other eminent people... Read more
Borgias Tribute at MaxAlto, Architecture & Design Film Fest
By Bradley Lincoln
The second epic season of Showtime’s lavish Renaissance series The Borgias starts up on Sunday, and I can’t think of anyone who isn’t excited about hooking up with that crazy back-stabbin’, arsenic-sprinklin’ papal family for round two (other than a few Medicis and Sforzas, perhaps)... Read more
Owners of Zak’s Place to Open Two in West Town
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Two Market, Two Market
Matthew Van Valkenburgh and Yamandu Perez, the owners of Zak’s Place in Hinsdale, are coming to the city for their next venture, Two, scheduled to open in midsummer... Read more
The CME Group, Rahm, and TIFs: Correcting the Record
By Whet Moser
Another day, another article claiming that (for better or worse) Rahm Emanuel is bringing a new form of government to Chicago, casting off its patronage legacy and bringing the city into the 21st century of civic governance. It's a lot more complicated than that. Read more
Great Garages
By Gina Bazer
AUTO MOTIVATED: An ingenious garage with an Asian vibe hides in plain sight in a North Side backyard Read more
Would Winning the Mega Millions Make You Unhappy or Broke?
By Whet Moser
It's accepted folk wisdom that lottery winners end up miserable and/or bankrupt. Two Northwestern psychologists found that winning the lottery actually makes you happy and less stressed—but less able to enjoy what you did before, for no net effect on your happiness. One piece of advice: if you win, keep the news to yourself. Read more