It's been a tough year for White Sox slugger Adam Dunn by almost every metric. But thanks to a fantastic website, I found one stat by which he can claim bragging rights this season. Read more
List Price: $1,299,999 The Property: In the early 1990s, when many of their friends in the northwest suburbs were buying vacation homes around Lake Geneva and Walworth County, Martin Nowakowski and Sharron Ames found their getaway closer to home in North Barrington... Read more
Jeff Ruby's Meal at Next in 280 Words Chicago magazine’s chief dining critic, Jeff Ruby, sent Dish this report on the new Thai menu at Next...Read more
Looking back at the best food in Chicago circa 1931, with Daily News reporter John Drury... and a time when restaurants were judges as much by who ate there as what they ate. Read more
It's often said that Washington is "Hollywood for ugly people.” With that caveat, and given the agonizing stalemate over lifting the debt ceiling, it’s a nice distraction to look at the "50 Most Beautiful People in Washington" list, published annually since 2004 by the oh-so-serious The Hill, which covers D.C. in minute detail. At number five, the highest ranking local is... Read more
Civil unions for same-sex couples were legalized in Illinois on June 1—a day that launched celebration, action, and overwhelming emotion for Chicagoans joined by a historic law. "I never thought I would have these rights," said one. Read more
List Price: $3.895 million The Property: The distinguished Chicago architect Avi Lothan says he designed this Lincoln Park home for his family with his eye on the interplay between indoor and outdoor spaces... Read more
List Price: $599,000
The Property: All that remains of what in the early 20th century was the Riverside estate of the entrepreneur and horse breeder Henry Babson is three service buildings—and one and a half of them are on the market... Read more
