WINNING COMBINATIONS: We crunched data from more than 1,700 public elementary, middle, and junior high schools in the Chicago area and picked the 121 best. PLUS: how to get into the best of the best and a look at education’s financial crisis Read more
Twenty-one spots to remember from the past year, including storefront long shots, hotel no-brainers, and—in case you hadn't noticed—a ridiculous amount of pork Read more
With the real-estate market in turmoil and the economic future uncertain, our in-house housing (and schools) expert names a score of top places to live right now. Read more
By Barri Leiner Grant, Rebecca Little, and Jennifer Tanaka
Ever wonder where Chicago's best-dressed people buy their clothes? How about where the city's designers and connoisseurs shop for themselves? We wanted to know. So we asked local experts and assorted culture mavens to name their favorite stores and top-secret sources—and we share the results here. Read more
