'Watch Dogs' and a Brief History of Apocalyptic Chicago Video Games

By Whet Moser

From Michael Jordan battling his way through a Goose Island factory, to the WTO and Knights Templar leveling the city in a terrorist attack, to Al Capone's army of mafia zombies: what Chicago looked like after the fall, then and now. Read more

Lululemon Athletica Opens New Location in Southport Corridor

By Lynn Okura Bey

Meditate On This
As if there were any shortage of yoga pants in Lake View: On Friday, June 8, a new Lululemon Athletica (3556 N. Southport Ave.; 773-327-4403, lululemon.com) opens its doors in the neighborhood... Read more

TIF Money For Chicago Public Schools: Like TIFs in Miniature

By Whet Moser

A new report by a Roosevelt prof highlights where TIF money spent on schools has gone, and to what kind of schools it's gone too—and how it mirrors the dilemma of tax increment finance generally. Read more

Brunello Cucinelli Opens in Chicago

By Beth Wilson

SHOPPER: The new emporium for earthy cashmere and luxe leather comes to North Rush Read more

Rodkin on Buying a House When Your Spouse Has Damaged Credit

Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Paul asks if he and his new wife—who walked away from a house a few years ago—can buy a house even though her credit is damaged. Read more

Linda Hirshman, Author of 'Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution,' on Obama, Hillary, and the Lawsuit Against Cook County

By Carol Felsenthal

The issue of gay marriage has made local and national headlines for the past few weeks, with President Obama declaring his support last month, and with two gay rights groups filing a lawsuit against the clerk of Cook County last week. Good timing for a new work by former Chicagoan Linda Hirshman, whose third book, Victory: The Triumphant Gay... Read more

Red Line Slow Zone Repair: The Worst Stretch of El in Chicago

By Whet Moser

Almost the entire south-side branch of the Red Line will shut down next year for five months, all the way from Chinatown to 95th. Tens of thousands of feet of track will be replaced, repairing the most slow-zone ridden line on the entire system. Read more

New Alessi

By JAN PARR

WPA Chicago in River North has picked up the Alessi line... Read more

Adam Dunn: Literally Crushing the Ball This Year

By Whet Moser

After suffering one of the worst seasons in modern baseball history last year, Adam Dunn is hitting the ball as hard as anyone in baseball—and averaging career highs in isolated power, strikeout rate, and walk rate. Plus: the best home run of the season so far. Read more

Where to Go This Weekend: Newton, Iowa

By Catey Sullivan

Things are shaping up for an artful time in Newton, Iowa this weekend, as the 10th Annual Iowa Sculpture Festival celebrates practitioners of “the ultimate art form,” be they working in wood, metal, paper, fiber arts, stone, glass, or mixed media... Read more

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