The Strange Case of the Dentist and the Pimps

With the right kind of porcelain, the right shade of pearly translucent white, the thinnest of veneers can dazzle away the realities of the most troubled of teeth. Until the day the feds came to take him away, Gary S. Kimmel’s life gleamed with just such a cosmetic smile’s luster. Fifty-six floors above the Loop-in … Read more

Crusader for Cures

Chicago businessman Lou Weisbach—once a major player in Democratic fundraising—has turned his persuasive skills to a new project: creating a medical research institution dedicated to ending chronices diseases.

The Nightmare: A Look at the Riley Fox Case

Five months after three-year-old Riley Fox of Wilmington was brutally murdered, her father, Kevin, confessed following a long night with Will County detectives. He recanted almost immediately, but spent eight months in jail before DNA evidence led to his release. For the first time publicly, Kevin and his wife, Melissa, talk about their ordeal, an account of pain, mystery, and undying faith, wrapped around an enduring tragedy

2008?

U.S. senator Barack Obama insists he won’t seek higher office in 2008. But that has hardly squelched the buzz among Democratic faithful that he would be perfect atop the party ticket. As the race for the presidency heats up, our reporter parses the possibilities, including the one in which Obama makes history sooner than anyone—even he—expects.

Foul Trouble

When ex–Bulls star Scottie Pippen needed a new financial adviser, he turned to a smooth-talking investment guru named Bob Lunn, whose clientele included a cross section of Chicago’s elite. For a time the two made a terrific team, whether golfing, socializing, or talking almost daily about money. But then their relationship unraveled into a bitter dispute that has left Lunn bankrupt—and Pippen claiming in court he has lost millions of dollars.

Hedge Fun

Over the past 15 years, Kenneth Griffin has quietly—even secretively—built one of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds. Now he and his wife, owners of a $60-million Cézanne, are rising stars on the city’s culture and charity scenes.