The Fish Guy, Bill Dugan, Announces His Chef for Wellfleet

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

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

Arun’s in Albany Park: The Accidental Masterpiece

By Jeff Ruby

Charting one restaurant's winding path from birth to legend to forgotten treasure Read more

Gary Kimmel, Dentist to Sex Traffickers, Wants Back in the Tooth Business

By Whet Moser

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

Andrew Bird's Sonic Arboretum at the MCA

By Cassie Walker Burke

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

Chicago Gangs, the Emanuel Money Engine, and the Future of the Chicago Machine

By Whet Moser

What Rahm Emanuel's ties to big business, and aldermanic ties to local gangs, tell us about the evolution of the Chicago Machine from Hinky Dink to the present day—and what the Machine of the Future might look like. Read more

Playboy Mansion Condo Features Original 1899 Ballroom

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $5.8 million
The Property: When this Gold Coast mansion belonged to the surgeon George Isham and his wife, Katherine, its palatial ballroom hosted Theodore Roosevelt and Admiral Robert Peary. But past presidents and polar explorers fade in comparison to the home’s most notorious denizen, Hugh Hefner, who lived and played in the house between 1959 and 1974... Read more

Hef Travels West: Playboy's Decline and the Dilemma of Aspiration

By Whet Moser

Playboy's leaving Chicago for the sunny climes of Los Angeles. It's been a long time coming, as the magazine left the Second City in spirit long, long ago. Read more

Curtis Duffy Answers Our Questions About His Upcoming New Restaurant, Grace

By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers

Six Questions for Curtis Duffy
Duffy announced this past Monday that the haute-cuisine restaurant he plans to open this summer in the West Loop will be called Grace. He has yet to announce the address... Read more

Cubs Win! (By Subtraction)

By Whet Moser

The Cubs' offseason has been a bit boring so far, but it's been a lot more exciting for their NL Central opponents—who have lost, or stand to lose, the three best hitters in the division. The Cubs might not be better next year, but neither will the teams they play the most. Read more

Baseball Stadiums, Attendance, and Public Transportation

By Whet Moser

The Miami Marlins will come into 2012 with some high-priced new stars, an expensive and gorgeous new stadium to surround them... and no public transportation to get there. Why can't teams learn from the Cubs and the Twins? Read more

Sections

Magazine

More

Follow Us

Get Our Newsletters

Follow Us

Get Our Newsletters