1 Bernard’s Elysian Hotel, 11 E. Walton St. Cap off an afternoon of Oak Street spending with a single-malt Scotch ($16 and up) at this hideaway. Read our mini review >> 2 The Wine Bar at the Walnut Room Macy’s, 111 N. State St. Don’t endure hour-long lines to eat potpie near the Great Tree; … Read more
LAKE VIEW FROM $209,000 TO $359,900 When it opened in 1958, the 23-story apartment building at 2930 North Sheridan Road had a distinctly “now” look, from its façade of strip windows to a swooping driveway canopy punctured by big, bulbous skylights. Its conversion to condos in the past two years came at the right time, … Read more
Two new Loop spots aim to get office workers out of the cube and in from the cold
SOUTH LOOP FROM $279,900 TO $2.299 million Price reductions can cut two ways for a condo developer: While they surely make the leftover inventory more appealing to buyers, they can also anger existing owners who bought at higher prices. At The Columbian, a new condo tower at 1160 South Michigan Avenue, cuts have been deep … Read more
NORTH CENTER FROM $194,990 TO $298,990 Two small parks totaling three-quarters of an acre weave between, surround, and unify the trio of new buildings at an innovative campus of senior-citizen housing in the North Center neighborhood. Two of the buildings in the one-square-block compound (which also includes an Advocate medical office) contain rental apartments. The … Read more
A long-ago Chicago stage hit propelled Alan Gross into a screenwriting career—and 14 years of thankless toil in Hollywood. This month, the playwright, back in town, brings a new dark comedy to the Goodman Theatre
A personal odyssey from flailing rail-clutcher to competitive champ
Just when winter was starting to wear us down, a new bar brings a breath of balmy air: The Jamaican-themed Mr. Brown’s Lounge, named for a Bob Marley lyric, opened this weekend in the old Sak’s address in the Ukrainian Village. Our photographer stopped by to snap early adopting barflies as they tested the…
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We’re liking arches these days—McDonald’s golden arches, that is. Since 1977, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana have built four large-scale residences near hospitals for families whose children are receiving medical care far from home. It’s a wonderful non-profit that provides private rooms, hot meals, laundry machines, computer facilities, and emotional support for families with sick children. This month, RMHCC is starting work on the fifth Ronald McDonald House, scheduled to open in the spring of 2012 at 211 E. Grand Avenue in Streeterville. This “Skyline Oasis” will be 14 stories high, with 86 private rooms, a kitchen, and a rooftop deck, making it the largest Ronald McDonald House in the world.
But the RMHCC needs help, and who better than our readers to recognize the importance of a comfortable home close to the ones you love? Now through Dec. 25, Thos. Moser is accepting donations of new unused household items, from Clorox wipes and scotch tape to bath towels and queen sheet sets. Showroom manager Laura Murphy contacted RMHCC because Thos. Moser wanted to work with a local charity. You can also donate year-round at the four Chicagoland locations in Lincoln Park, Hyde Park, Oak Lawn, and Hines, or purchase a coconut fiber “Welcome” mat from the foundation for $50.
—LISA GARTNER
List Price: $850,000 Sale Price: $825,000 The Property: ranch house in Riverwoods that was designed by Photos that accompanied the listing show a mostly white interior with lightly stained wood steps and steel pipe handrails. Roy, a five-time Emmy winner who writes an
