By Whet Moser
While Rod Blagojevich spins long yarns about his life, important legislation is making its way out of Springfield on the big issues of the day. Read more
May 2011
By Bradley Lincoln
Dollars to doughnuts, the eateries of pioneering restaurateurs in under-the-radar hoods leads to an increased number of home design stores and other independent ventures... Read more
By Whet Moser
Thanks to the magic of Twitter, Rod Blagojevich's rambling testimony can be easily digested through entertaining, 140-character dispatches from the weirder side of politics. Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $2.34 million
The Property: This four-story limestone townhouse built in the late 19th century is part of a block of nine known as the Fairbank Row Houses. They are named after Kellogg and Janet Ayer Fairbank, a high-society couple who lived in one of the homes and may have owned several of the others... Read more
By Carol Felsenthal
MOMENT OF YOUTH: The president suggested the University of Chicago student table his Ph.D. Studies for politics, and now the 37-year-old is the new Fourth Ward alderman Read more
By Whet Moser
ComEd just got approval to implement a rate hike that will cost customers about three bucks a month, or 36 dollars a year, in order to implement a "smart grid." No one likes paying more, and no one likes having to work to pay less, much less do math for it. But there's evidence that a smart grid, and the irritating pricing structure that accompanies it, might have broader benefits. Read more
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Seven Questions for Ian Schrager
Schrager bought the Ambassador East Hotel and its legendary restaurant, the Pump Room, in April 2010. Yesterday, he announced his plans to reinvent the hotel as Public Chicago... Read more
Schrager bought the Ambassador East Hotel and its legendary restaurant, the Pump Room, in April 2010. Yesterday, he announced his plans to reinvent the hotel as Public Chicago... Read more
This Week’s Five: No exotic getaway planned this Memorial Day? No sweat. We’ve got great picks, plus a weekend agenda from the Art Institute’s design guru, Zoë Ryan Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
At its 19th annual Good Neighbor Awards event last week, the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) recognized several real-estate agents and developers who have turned around distressed properties in neighborhoods from Lake View to West Pullman. “These are private individuals and enterprises taking it on themselves to rehabilitate these homes,” said Mabel Guzman, CAR’s president and an executive at Envision Real Estate... Read more
By Gina Bazer
Elyce Rembo, owner of the The Green Goddess Boutique in Hinsdale, has opened a new location in Lincoln Park... Read more