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Bruce Mau: From Innovative Graphic Designer to World-Class Conceptualist
By Marcia Froelke Coburn
THE TRANSFORMER: Bruce Mau has gone from innovative graphic designer to world-class conceptualist, producing books and museum shows, collaborating with star architects, and rethinking and revamping education. Several years ago, the Canadian native moved to Chicago, where he’s been embraced by the city’s movers and shakers (including Mayor Daley) and where he now pushes his empire toward its modest goal: using design to change the world Read more
Chicago Singles 2010
By Noah Isackson, Esther Kang, Nora O’Donnell, and Jennifer Wehunt
DOUBLE TAKE: Meet our hotly anticipated 20 most eligible singles of 2010 Read more
How Blagojevich Lawyer Sam Adam Jr. Plans to Defend His Client
By Bryan Smith
MIGHTY MOUTH: The defense lawyer Sam Adam Jr. doesn’t merely argue cases—he performs, typically closing with an eruption of righteous indignation, and his clients (R. Kelly, for one) often walk free. Now Adam is set to strut and fret upon the brightly lit stage of former governor Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial—and he aims to bring down the house Read more
The Life and Death of Blago Aide Christopher Kelly
By Bryan Smith
THE LONG FALL: Christopher Kelly operated in the top circle of the Blagojevich administration, using his tough-guy style and disdain for rules to raise piles of money for the governor. Then the feds got on Kelly’s trail. Last September, he swallowed a deadly mixture of pills and poison. “Tell them they won,” he said with his dying breath Read more
Stephanie Izard on Girl & the Goat, "Top Chef," and more
By Cassie Walker
STEPHANIE IZARD, INC.: In the two years since the curly-haired Chicago chef won a TV reality show, she has managed to turn her 15 minutes of fame into the launching pad for a celebrity brand. Her $1.5-million, 130-seat restaurant in the West Loop is racing to open next month. Will the crowds come? Read more