Last year, the owners of Wright, a 20th-century boutique auction house, moved both their private and their professional lives to another level, and their drive, ideas, and distinctive presence continue to secure a position of unparalleled prominence for their business. Read more
Friends since childhood, Jim Masino and James McNally had gone in different directions in their adult lives. Still, when Masino needed a crucial favor following a run-in with the law, McNally was right there to help him out—not realizing the fatal consequences that would follow his good deed. Read more
When we announced our plan to honor local eco-innovators, your nominations poured in. Here are the eight individuals we singled out for their vision. PLUS: How can Chicago become the most environmentally friendly city in America? Join us for a panel discussion with our inaugural class of Green Award honorees at the Green Festival on April 21st. Read more
Behind a vintage brick façade in Lincoln Park, the architect Geoffrey Goldberg and his wife, Lynne Remington, an arts consultant, designed a contemporary setting for he accomplishments of three generations of modernists. Read more
Our special report on getting, spending, saving, and much more—including a list of who makes what in Chicago, a weeklong spending log from area residents, and twenty easy tips to help you save more. Read more
Now that the team is respectable again, is the short-fused, sharp-tongued Skiles the right guy to lead the Bulls back to glory? Read more
This spring, the bloom is on—dresses are everywhere, and they’re light and lovely, seductive and flirty. Go ahead and enjoy being a come-hither woman, an Eve in a garden of good. Read more
Nate Berkus has parlayed a taste for simple elegance (and a blessing from Oprah) into a booming design business, and he's done it without losing his sunny charm. Just don't rearrange his t-shirts. Read more
Founded 100 years ago, Chicago's Essanay studio launched the movie careers of Gloria Swanson and Wallace Beery and helped a cockney comic named Charlie Chaplin rocket to fame. Read more
Dr. Sheldon Burman was a pioneer in the practice of phalloplasty—surgery to enlarge the penis. He says he was simply giving patients what they wanted. But some of them say he left them scarred and deformed. Read more