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June 2010
New Women's Boutique in Boystown
By Bridget Maiellaro
His—and now hers
Last year, Marc Engel, the creator of the recently closed Oak Street boutique Chasalla, opened CRAM Fashion (3331 N. Broadway St.; 773-477-1737, cramchicago.com), a small, affordable clothing and accessories shop in Boystown... Read more
Open House at Lake Forest Home Owned by Vince Vaughn’s Mother
By Dennis Rodkin
An open house is scheduled for Sunday, June 27th, at the Lake Forest home of Sharon Vaughn, the mother of the movie star Vince Vaughn. Priced at $2.395 million, the five-bedroom, six-bathroom house has about 6,000 square feet of living space and stands on a two-acre site that overlooks the Lake Forest Open Lands Association’s Mellody Farm Nature Preserve... Read more
Great Golfing at Grand Geneva Resort
By Catey Sullivan
Celebrate a Swinging Season
The House that Hugh Hefner Built, a.k.a. Lake Geneva’s Grand Geneva Resort, is celebrating its inclusion in the June issue of Condé Nast Traveler as one of the magazine’s 100 top golf spots in the U.S. Grand Geneva’s courses ranked... Read more
Maxalto Reveals New Designs from Milan
June 10, 2010 – Italian furniture manufacturer Maxalto showcased its newest designs from Milan Design Week 2010 at an in-store hosted by Chicago Home + Garden editor Jan Parr and senior editor Barri Leiner Grant. Guests learned about Maxalto’s new line, enjoyed hors d’oeuvres from Chef Koren Grieveson of Avec, and sipped on drinks from mixologist Benjamin Schiller. Read more
Acanto chair at Maxalto

I’m in love with the new Acanto chair (it comes with or without armrests) at Maxalto. Designed by Antonio Citterio, the chairs have solid wood frames and comfortable seats covered in fabric or leather. I love the leather version at the showroom in River North, shown with a new walnut finish. Elegant, comfortable, and modern—with a nod to the past.

—JAN PARR

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Weekend Photos: The Phoenix Lounge @ The Wit
So, the Phoenix—a new mezzanine-level lounge open Tuesday through Saturday inside The Wit hotel—hasn’t reached the same stratospheric popularity as Roof, its older sibling that launched on the hotel’s 27th floor last year. And without Roof’s skyline views and open-air vibe, it’s probably not going to. But remember last summer, when you were cursing your spot in line down on the sidewalk, waiting to be... Read more