Gold Coast News

Two local civil rights groups today said a popular Gold Coast bar should apologize for allegedly refusing entrance to six black college students because their pants were too baggy, says Chicago Breaking News .

After chatting about the state of Chicago's luxury market, Tricia Fox of Keller Williams Gold Coast Realtors took me through a couple of her listings inside the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago , 401 N Wabash St .

This just in from Gayco, the gay sketch comedy troupe, which starts previews Friday 11/6 for their new show , The Audacity of Nope, or How I Fell for a Pansy Scheme : Gays to Daley: Privatize Us! In the face of Chicago's $350 million budget deficit, the 'gay community' announced today that they are willing to let Mayor Daley privatize them.

Some cities have a night scene, some a historic scene and others offer a city full of culture and art.

Apartments with floor-to-ceiling bay windows and stunning views of the city are keeping renters happy at Elm Street Plaza in the Gold Coast.

Ditka and Hughes are both engaged in a game of a liar, liar Martin says Hughes is demonstrating incompetence as both an attorney and a political candidate.

Upscale restaurants in boutique hotels are gaining ground in Chicago, notably Ajasteak in the Dana and Affinia's C-House, both of which opened to enthusiastic reviews last year.

Big shakeup at Custom House : Shawn McClain, the original exec chef/partner/driving force, is on his way out at the South Loop standout.

Every week we scan Matt Garrison 's CondoShark.com to check out the biggest price cuts on homes in Chicagoa TMs most popular neighborhoods.

Share + Oct 7, 2009 12:40 pm US/Mountain CHICAGO 1 of 3 Friends family and fellow students gather outside Fenger High School to remember 16-year-old Fenger honor roll student Derrion Albert Sept.

Attorney General Eric Holder called the beating death of a Chicago teen shocking and a "stark wake-up call" that should serve as a call to action , but he emphasized that it is a problem that affects the entire country, reports CBS station WBBM-TV. "Youth violence is not a Chicago problem anymore than it is a black problem, a white problem, or a ...

Listening to Death - a mid-'70s Detroit area proto-punk power trio recently rediscovered and celebrated on a disc For the World to See by Chicago's Drag City label - there's a special thrill in hearing some unsung pioneers get their just due and realizing that the history of rock can be rewritten long after the fact.

After a year of business, Farmerie 58 , a massive Gold Coast space with an identity crisis , has closed.

A rooftop prairie, nestled 10 stories into Chicago's skyline at one of the nation's most posh addresses, is a working metaphor for renewable living: It elevates as it grounds.

The former Palace of Fine Arts is today the Museum of Science and Industry on the South Side.

Wednesday's Deal: $15 Haircut/spa service at HALO [FOR MEN] Updated: Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009, 6:38 AM CDT Published : Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009, 6:38 AM CDT SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION AT HALO [FOR MEN] Local MenA1s Salon and Spa to Host School Supply Drive and Offer Discounts in September WHAT: CPS Donation and Discount at HALO [FOR MEN] As kids hit the ...

When the economic crisis hit, boutique owners immediately began buying fewer garments and accessories, leaving many designers with overstock for each collection.

Alex Bozikovic Last updated on Tuesday, Sep. 08, 2009 05:04PM EDT A ffinia Chicago 166 East Superior St., Chicago; 312-787-6000; www.affinia.com . ROOMS AND RATES 144 rooms from $194; 71 suites from $227. Chicago is known for its skyline: This is a city that towers above Lake Michigan and the Midwest, and new crops of skyscrapers have been ...

Oprah's crew spent Monday taking over several blocks of Michigan Avenue. Today, it's her fans' turn.

Last week, the Empty Bottle's unofficial mascot Radley headed to the big scratching post in the sky.