Martini Park, the newest addition to the River North scene. I congratulated Belushi on his show being picked up for a seventh season. "How cool is that?" he responded. And when I asked about his reaction to the news: "What about my wife's reaction?” he cracked. “She said, ‘I'm gonna get a new car.’"

" /> Martini Park, the newest addition to the River North scene. I congratulated Belushi on his show being picked up for a seventh season. "How cool is that?" he responded. And when I asked about his reaction to the news: "What about my wife's reaction?” he cracked. “She said, ‘I'm gonna get a new car.’"

" /> Martini Park, the newest addition to the River North scene. I congratulated Belushi on his show being picked up for a seventh season. "How cool is that?" he responded. And when I asked about his reaction to the news: "What about my wife's reaction?” he cracked. “She said, ‘I'm gonna get a new car.’"

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Celebrity Beat: Fergie, Kristin Cavallari, Jim Belushi, and more

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Jim Belushi, the Chicago native and star of ABC’s “According to Jim,” hosted a pre-opening party and Imerman Angels fundraiser Thursday night at Martini Park, the newest addition to the River North scene. I congratulated Belushi on his show being picked up for a seventh season. “How cool is that?” he responded. And when I asked about his reaction to the news: “What about my wife’s reaction?” he cracked. “She said, ‘I’m gonna get a new car.’”

Summer Lovin 2007

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June 29, 2007 – Chicago magazine and the Auxiliary Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital co-hosted the 7th annual Summer Lovin’ event, celebrating Chicago magazine’s 20 most eligible singles at the Museum of Contemporary Art. All proceeds benefited the Prostate Cancer Gene Therapy Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Photos by Randy Belice

3rd Annual Chicago Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk

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Sunday, September 9, 2007 – The Lustgarten Foundation will hold their 3rd annual Chicago Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk on Sunday, September 9th at Montrose Beach in Lincoln Park. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., and the walk begins at 9:30 a.m.; the fee is $50. The foundation’s mission is to advance the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of pancreatic cancer. Please visit www.lustgarten.org for more details.

Week 10: Hopeless Dancers

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Even the most graceful of women begin bumping into things when they’re pregnant. Sarah’s weight gain hasn’t even begun yet, but her joints are loosening up and her center of gravity is all over the place. Which made dancing at the wedding interesting. Even under the best of circumstances, Sarah and I are monumentally bad dancers, and we’ve managed to get even worse. We staked out our own spot on the floor and lumbered around in slow, small circles to minimize the damage…

The Space-Time Continuum

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Time Is So Outdated Time and space? Bah, humbug. Teatime at Golgotha isn’t inhibited by such pesky constraints. A mixture of three intertwining, century-spanning stories inspired by Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan, Edgar Allen Poe’s Al Aaraaf, and the 22nd Psalm, Teatime covers the death of the star chart­–pioneer Tycho Brahe, the crucifixion of Christ, and the … Read more

Week 10: Secrets and Lies

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They say you spend a third of your life in bed. I’m convinced that pregnant women spend a third of theirs in the bathroom. No matter what time I wake up, be it midnight, 6 a.m., or 4 in the afternoon, Sarah’s never in bed. If I sit up I usually hear NPR coming from the bathroom radio. Why is this?

The answer is simple. The vomiting, the digestive issues, the impromptu baths, and the insatiable need to urinate make the bathroom the only logical room for her to spend time in. She has set up a little colony in there, the centerpiece of which is a basket full of Little House on the Prairie books and New Yorkers and cooking magazines next to the toilet. She’s read everything twice. I’m convinced if the bathroom had a refrigerator and a hammock she could live in there.

Week 9: Sweet and Viscous

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A word about breasts.

A lot of men out there are obsessed with them, which makes pregnancy the utopian ideal for a red-blooded male, because suddenly everything revolves around them. But it’s also the worst kind of catch-22, because your wife’s boobs are so sensitive you’re not allowed to touch them. Or point at them. Or look at them. I can’t stress this enough: Do not toy with your pregnant wife’s breasts…

The Singles Table

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I just got back from a whirlwind wedding tour that took me to San Diego and Traverse City, Michigan—two out-of-town weddings back to back, although both couples reside here in Chicago. That’s the thing about thirtysomething weddings: The betrothed often eschew holding the ceremony in one of their own hometowns in favor of some fancy resort in an exotic (or at least out of town) locale. While it can place a bit of a burden on the guests, the getaway wedding weekend almost always ends up being more fun than the traditional in-town, one-night occasion at a local hotel, and it allows for more bonding time with the couple’s family and friends. Since I’m one of those sentimental types who loves getting to know the parents and cries at speeches, I’m a total sucker for that stuff.

Week 9: What Dreams May Come

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I don’t care what your wife does for a living; whether she’s an air force pilot or a circus clown or a homemaker, she’s going to want some extra pampering while she’s pregnant. Guys keep telling me I should do a lot of nice things for her to stay on her good side, which is … Read more

Saving the World Through Tap

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s . . . Super Tapper! Move over, Green Lantern. Stick to your spinning, Wonder Woman. DC Comics heroes may have impressive powers, but not a one of them can tap dance (at least, none that we know of). Meet Hourglass, a superheroine who uses her exceptional tapping prowess … Read more