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By Penny Pollack

Olympic Swimmer Matt Grevers Wins Valentine's Day

By Whet Moser

One of Chicagoland's finest athletes, a Northwestern alum and medal-winning Olympic swimmer, makes news from the medal stand: with gold, and this time diamond as well. Read more

The Decline of the Chicago Neighborhood Tavern: A Daley and Demographic Legacy

By Whet Moser

Chicago now has less than ten percent of the number of taverns as it did in the days of the saloon. Two abstemious mayors, the changing demographics of alcohol consumers, and the spread of liquor licenses to other establishments have done them in. Read more

Wabi Nabe Cast Iron Pot

By JAN PARR

The Object Design League, a collective of young artisans, has launched an online retail shop, ODLCO... Read more

After Five Years, Final Condo Sells at River North Building

By Dennis Rodkin

List Price: $1.199 million
Sale Price: $1.115 million
The Property: On February 9, the last of 20 condos at 30 West Erie was sold, more than five years after construction and sales began... Read more

Penny's Restaurant Picks for Valentine's Day

By Penny Pollack

On Valentine’s Day, Penny’s heart is in all the right places: Listen to Chicago’s dining editor Penny Pollack her Valentine’s Day restaurants on Dean Richards’ Sunday Morning show this Sunday, 2/12, at 12:10pm on WGN Radio 720. Read more

Alice Clement, Cora Strayer, and Kate Warne: Badass Female Flatfoots of Old Chicago

By Whet Moser

Alice Clement was an early feminist, foe to mashers, friend of lost girls, movie producer (and star)... and Chicago's first female detective. Plus: Cora Strayer and Kate Warne, early female gumshoes of the private sector. Read more

The Birth Control Issue Is a Winning One for the Obama Administration

By Whet Moser

The administration's health policy, in combination with decade-old EEOC rules, has created a media firestorm about religious freedom, with pundits calling it the end of Obama's chances in 2012. In the real world, it will probably provide a modest electoral boost. Read more

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