Story highlights from the February 2011 issue of Chicago magazine, including celebrities homes, a roundup of men's fashions, and the most depressing date in history. Read more
List Price: $3.618 million Sale Price: $3.1 million The Property: A 13-room house built in 2008 by Orren Pickell Designers & Builders as the model home in what was to be an enclave of country mansions in Bannockburn has been sold—but for only 64 percent of what the company had initially asked for it. Read more
Comparing itself to the nightspots of Vegas, Dubai, and Ibiza—and an answer to the “run-of-the-mill, overpriced, watered-down clubs of Chicago”—the Gold Coast lounge Privét opens tonight at 937 North Rush Street... Read more
For a spot that’s only been open a week and a day, the West Loop scene-stealer Maude’s Liquor Bar—brought to us by the owner of Gilt Bar and Curio, and one of my most fervently anticipated nightlife openings of 2011—was sailing a smooth ship last night during The Chaser’s first visit... Read more