The 20th Annual Scottish Festival takes over the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 25. The celebration of Scottish culture and history kicks off... Read more
The GOP is looking to take a majority in the Senate, and Claire McCaskill was seen as a vulnerable Democratic incumbent. So how did they end up with a loose cannon like Todd Akin? With a lot of help from McCaskill. Read more
The Midwest’s most prestigious dance festival, now in its sixth year, kicks off Monday night and culminates with a whopping outdoor performance on Saturday evening at Millennium Park... Read more
City Winery, the West Loop spinoff of the NYC restaurant/bar/operational winery/music venue, made its debut last week, and we couldn’t wait to pop in on Friday night... Read more
List Price: $1.65 million Sale Price: $1.494 million The Property: Built in the late 1880s, this Hyde Park house predates the two late 19th-century spurs to the area’s growth: the founding of the University of Chicago (which opened in 1892) and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893... Read more
Despite watching the Tigers get all the headlines in the offseason, the Sox remain above them in the standings thanks to two strong Comeback Player of the Year candidates in Adam Dunn and Alex Rios. Plus: in praise of Dewayne Wise. Read more
On Chicago Tonight, the CPD head lays out his rationale for no longer offering individual-recognizance bonds to gang members for misdemeanor offenses. Read more
Thanks to Mitt Romney's choice of running mate, the Objectivist author is back in the political spotlight again, emphasizing the influence fiction can have on the realities of governance. Read more
