Theo Epstein takes the reins of the long-suffering Cubs, ushering in a new era of superstar management. Meanwhile, a Cub you might remember from his sole MLB at-bat keeps trying to return. Read more
List Price: $779,000 The Property: Sixty years ago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe changed the way Chicagoans—and people around the world—lived with his paired apartment towers at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive. Although they came after his Promontory Apartments in Hyde Park, their steel-and-glass muscularity made them the icons... Read more
Mayor Daley leaves office, ending an era in Chicago politics: "It's all television money and polling now. It's not parades. It's not torchlights and songs." Read more
The top story of February was probably the biggest yet least surprising story of 2011: a former Daley fundraiser officially becomes Da Mare-elect, and faces a lot of problems left over from Da Mare. Read more
List Price: $2.68 million The Property: Tom Ciaglia is a veteran builder in Barrington Hills, and for the most part, he says, buildable lots in that northwest suburb have either rolling hills or dense woods. But several years ago, Ciaglia, whose company is Homes by Pinnacle, purchased a parcel that had both... Read more
A Pretty Kettle of Fish
The always-effusive Bill Dugan, a.k.a. the Fish Guy, announced his chef for Wellfleet, the restaurant that will share space with his fish market beginning in January... Read more
In 2009, a Chicago dentist went to prison after pleading guilty to laundering money for a Detroit pimp who used Kimmel's apartment, cars, and dental office. The pimp was put away for 25 years. Dr. Gary Kimmel is out, and wants his old job back. Read more
SOUND GARDEN: The musician partners with Specimen's Ian Schneller for their latest collaboration, a beguiling universe where art and indie rock collide Read more
