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Nothing But Net: 171 Great Chicago Web Sites
By Stuart Luman, Graham Meyer, and Dawn Reiss
Lost in front of the Web address bar? Search engines letting you down? We scoured the Web to find the sites that make the lives of Chicagoans better in the real world, winnowing the chaff from the wheat to give you the best real-estate search, the most active foodie forum, the top local news sources, and much, much more. Read more
Aliens
By David Bernstein
Exotic animals and plants are crisscrossing the globe as never before. Many of these unwelcome species have found their way to the Chicago area and are wreaking havoc on our local ecosystem. Read more
Green Tie Dos and Don’ts
Holding an outdoor event in Chicago in September is a gamble, and Saturday night's weather didn't exactly agree with the 16th annual Green Tie Ball, which took place for the second year at Northerly Island’s Charter One Pavilion. It's hard to rock black-tie attire AND keep warm when the temp is hovering around 50, but I planned accordingly and opted for black-tie casual: tuxedo pants and a cream silk camisole under a cropped pea coat and Missoni scarf. (Attending the event relentlessly for the past six years... Read more
The Money Makers
By Margaret Littman
Ten Chicago entrepreneurs who have recently found success talk about how they did it. Read more
Divorce: It's Ex-pensive
By Sandra Swanson
Money problems are cited as among the top contributors to divorce, but financial stress doesn't end with the decision to split; it's just the beginning. Read more
Somebody Give This Guy a Genius Grant
By David Zivan
Ken Dunn embodies an American ideal of intelligence, an extraordinary melding of farmer and philosopher. He just might be the smartest man in the city. And he grows magnificent tomatoes. Read more
Game Boy
By David Murray
Tom Chambers is a young graduate of Harvard who recently scrapped his job as an actuary to make a living playing online poker. But a new law threatens his livelihood. Can he and others like him hold—or must they fold? Read more
Price of Eternal Rest
By Rebecca Little
The high costs of funerals could scare a person half to death. Here’s how some of the Chicago funeral expenses stack up. Read more