DAMSEL IN DISTRESS: Lenders looking to unload foreclosed residences—as well as would-be homeowners hoping to take advantage of cut-rate housing deals—have found an able ally in Naomi Campbell Read more
STORM TRACKER: The coauthor of The Smartest Guys in the Room—the bestseller about the Enron debacle—discusses her newest tale of Wall Street villainy, about the global financial collapse Read more
Retired Hyde Park doctor and activist Quentin Young, who is well known for his efforts in advocating for single-payer health care, has taken the role of co-chair in City Clerk Miguel del Valle’s mayoral campaign. The 87-year-old former internist told me in an interview Monday that he believes del Valle and Rahm Emanuel will take the top two spots on February 22nd—and “Miguel will... Read more
Viva Italia
The renowned Milan-based apparel brand Moncler (33 E. Oak St.; 312-361-8573, moncler.com/eng) recently opened a standalone shop in the Gold Coast, bringing its latest selection of fashion-forward jackets, bags, hats, and shoes just in time for winter lows... Read more
Marisa Wegrzyn and Tracy Letts launched their careers a generation apart, but they’ve got a city in common. We asked Wegrzyn, 29, a founding member of Theatre Seven, and Letts, 45, a Steppenwolf ensemble member who appears in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in December, about their adamant allegiance to making Chicago their artistic home. Read more
