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September 2012
Mercedes-Benz Preview Event
September 22, 2012--Mercedes-Benz Chicagoland dealers hosted a sneak preview event at Medinah Country Club to celebrate the 2012 Ryder Cup. The event featured a preview of the Mercedes-Benz Performance Center where guests were able to test their swing or putting prowess using state-of-the-art performance analysis. Also featured were the newest Mercedes-Benz models and innovations, including the Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe which will be in showrooms a year from now! Guests also enjoyed live entertainment by Ed Kowalcyk of LIVE. Read more
Divine Consign’s New and Improved Digs
By ALICE OGLETHORPE
"The doors just opened at Divine Consign’s brand new 10,000-square-foot showroom (809 South Oak Park Ave.). The Oak Park furniture consignment shop that previously had two locations has consolidated into one big, beautiful space." Read more
Mother Cabrini Shrine Reopens
By Dennis Rodkin
At the base of Lincoln Park 2550, a posh condo tower nearing completion at Lakeview Avenue and St. James Place, a modest set of classical columns flanks the project’s southeast corner... Read more
Northerly Island Appears on the Horizon
By Whet Moser
The Studio Gang plan for the former home of Meigs Field gets its green light and a start date. It's a hugely ambitious plan that could take years and many millions of yet-to-come dollars to complete, but on paper it's a groundbreaking park. Read more
'Sweet Bird,' Indeed
By Elizabeth Fenner
For those who have seen Diane Lane only in the movies (Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun)—and secretly harbor the suspicion that many film actors don’t have what it takes to own the stage—Diane Lane is a revelation... Read more
Kyle Schuneman Writes the Book on Small Spaces
By ALICE OGLETHORPE
"I love when Chicago-born interior designers hit it big. Which is why I’m so excited for the first book by South Loop native Kyle Schuneman. In The First Apartment: Cool Designs for Small Spaces, published by Clarkson Potter and out now, Schuneman talks about how to cram big style into not-so-big homes on any budget." Read more