By Whet Moser
Far from the old "12 Angry Men" saw, Blagojevich's peers got along, developed clever techniques to weigh his guilt and innocence, and methodically analyzed the stagecraft that got him elected in the first place. Read more
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Top picks for the three-day weekend: Two don’t-miss plays … red, white, and blues in Berwyn … what the Grammy winner Kurt Elling is doing this weekend … freebies for all! Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
Members of Congress, real-estate associations, and some civil-rights groups are pushing back against a plan from federal regulators that would mandate a 20 percent down payment from many would-be homeowners. The groups are headed toward an August 1 deadline for comment on a proposal that would create a so-called qualified residential mortgage (QRM), which would require homeowners to have a one-fifth equity stake in their residence—an investment (the thinking goes) that might make them less willing to give up the home in tough financial times... Read more
By Whet Moser
The Sox big slugger is having one of the worst offensive seasons in baseball, a big surprise given his consistency over the years. But looking deeper at his numbers suggests there's nothing to be surprised about, except maybe some bad luck. Plus: are the White Sox too impatient as a team? Read more
By Whet Moser
The Tribune looks at the devastating effect the housing bubble had on Englewood, in a piece reminiscent of the paper's 2005 series on housing fraud in the same neighborhood. A look even further behind the numbers is no less shocking. Read more
By Jennifer Wehunt
POCKET GUIDE: From a booze cruise to Jennifer Hudson to Jeff Garlin, a cultural shortlist for July—in order of buzz. Read more
By Elizabeth Blackwell
PLANE GEOMETRY: A clean-lined kitchen combines form and function elegantly in an open-plan, family-friendly house Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $480,000
The Property: The spacious sixth-floor terrace of this condo at the Dakota would make a nice perch from which to watch Sunday’s Pride Parade wend its way through the streets of Boystown. On any other day, the terrace is also the spot to take in a 180-degree view that encompasses Lake Michigan, the green roofs of the Center on Halsted, a neighboring police station, and the big “Chicago Cubs” sign poised above the center field bleachers at Wrigley Field... Read more
The Property: The spacious sixth-floor terrace of this condo at the Dakota would make a nice perch from which to watch Sunday’s Pride Parade wend its way through the streets of Boystown. On any other day, the terrace is also the spot to take in a 180-degree view that encompasses Lake Michigan, the green roofs of the Center on Halsted, a neighboring police station, and the big “Chicago Cubs” sign poised above the center field bleachers at Wrigley Field... Read more
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Southern Exposure
From the town of Whitesburg in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and with an accent to match, Missy Crovetti brings a Southern influence to her new American restaurant, M... Read more
From the town of Whitesburg in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and with an accent to match, Missy Crovetti brings a Southern influence to her new American restaurant, M... Read more