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December 2010
Gift ideas, Frank Fontana Book Signing, Outdoor Decorating
By Bradley Lincoln
Baby it’s cold outside, but you still have to bang out some of that holiday shopping, don’tcha? My pal Stacy Klein, who waxes poetically aromatic tinned candles with her business partner Karen Young, under the name Crackle and Drag (no connection to RuPaul or Joan Rivers), told me about a special little shopping event this Sunday at Roscoe Village’s Vintage Tap bar and restaurant. Read more
Mid-Century Modern on the Chain O’ Lakes
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $560,000
The Property: Viewed from the street, this mid-century modern home nestled into a waterfront site on the Chain O’ Lakes barely makes a visual ripple. That’s because it’s entirely oriented in the other direction: the wide expanse of glass at the back off the house provides views of a broad sweep of lawn leading down to Meyers Bay, which rolls out to Pistakee Lake. Read more
Why Is Illinois So Corrupt?
By Shane Tritsch
We asked experts on local government to explain the causes of the state’s sleazy political culture. Without so much as a wink or a nod, they gave answers Read more