October 2011
By Whet Moser
Low-level marijuana arrests cost the city and county $78 million a year, according to research by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky, about the same as New York City spends on enforcement. It's a lot of money, but does it actually make us safer? There's research to suggest the opposite. Read more
By Catey Sullivan
When the Whitewater Valley Railroad first took off in 1867, the train provided a high-speed route from Connersville to Cincinnati. These days, the line’s Fall Foliage Flyer departs Connersville—at 10 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays and at noon Saturdays and Sundays—for a scenic ride to Metamora and back... Read more
The perfect recipe for Sunday football? Bears, beer, and barbecue. Last night Chicago fans gathered at Lincoln Park’s Barn & Company to partake in the weekend tailgating specials and watch the Bears... Read more
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price:$2.3 million
Sale Price: $2.3 million
The Property: This newly built 15-room house scored the record price for a residence in East Ravenswood, the Chicago neighborhood that is home to Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The house, two blocks south of Emanuel’s house, is the third on its block built by the developer Christopher Olson... Read more
Sale Price: $2.3 million
The Property: This newly built 15-room house scored the record price for a residence in East Ravenswood, the Chicago neighborhood that is home to Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The house, two blocks south of Emanuel’s house, is the third on its block built by the developer Christopher Olson... Read more
By Sarah V. White
Renovating a home is a labor of love, so we think it’s great that Chicago bungalow owners can win $1,000 for their efforts... Read more
By Whet Moser
Mayor Emanuel proposed doubling water rates over the next five years as part of his first budget. It's a big increase, but are we being squeezed or just catching up to our civic peers? Read more
By Marcia Froelke Coburn
The reality-show winner and Design Shoppe owner does a local kitchen art deco-style for tomorrow night's episode of HGTV's "Great Rooms." Read more
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
Nella Grassano first drew the drooling hordes at Spacca Napoli, where she made the Neapolitan-style pizzas that packed the place as soon as it opened in 2006. Then Grassano teamed up with Scott Harris of the Francesca’s chain in late 2009 to open Nella Pizzeria Napoletana on Clark Street in Lincoln Park, with plans for a second location in Little Italy... Read more
By Whet Moser
A young reporter's job goes down in flames after a plagiarism scandal. There's a better way. Plus: the Reuters correction I'd like to see. Read more