River North News

Share + Dec 23, 2009 2:04 pm US/Central OAK BROOK, Ill. 1 of 1 Katie O'Connell, 20, of Oak Brook, vanished for nearly three days after taking a cab to go home from the Underground nightclub in Chicago early Sunday morning.

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An Oak Brook college student who disappeared after she left a River North bar early Sunday has been found safe.

With a facade bearing a yellow zigzag, the 27-story property houses 238 guest rooms and 60 suites.

It's nice to know that even if you have been too busy working on Chanukah or Christmas celebrations, to think about New Year's Eve, there still are good places to go.

"Curry" is a word that is too often misunderstood. Most people think it's spicy, or that it's a powder from India.

Ethereal. Shockingly creative and delicious. Soft-boiled hen egg with wild mushrooms and chicken liver explodes with flavor then soothes with warm, silky textures; medium-rare duck breast melts in your mouth; Paris-Brest sets a new standard for cream-puff pastry.

Chicago's Top Doctors by Marcia Froelke Coburn and Geoffrey Johnson In cooperation with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., Chicago presents 347 of the area's best physicians in 57 different medical specialties.

Chicago police say a woman has reported $100,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a locker at the River North health club.

Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene.

According to CondoShark.com , some of the most significant price changes on short sales and foreclosed homes in River North are located in one building: Ontario Place , located at 10 E Ontario St .

Like a movie plot, the announcement of plans for an $80 million film studio on the West Side, the largest such facility outside Hollywood, may be too good to be true.

When there's a big opening, everyone's got an opinion - some more enthusiastic than others.

Intuit: 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.: 243-9088. The exhibit Freaks & Flash, curated by Anna Friedman Herlihy and Jan Petry, will be on display through Jan.

"A better word than 'deli' is a 'larder,'" says Zanella, whose grandfather was named Aldino.

Bin 36, an all-American pick in River North, celebrates its 10th Thanksgiving dinner.

One woman's Chanel is another women's crystal vase. At least that's the concept behind Luxe Life Auctions , a brand new online auction house for new and vintage luxury items based in Chicago .

Right up until the end, Michael Scott worked the hectic schedule of one of Mayor Richard Daley's fixers.

A body believed to be that of Michael Scott, the president of the Chicago Board of Education, was found in the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart this morning, police said.

The body of Chicago School Board president Michael Scott was reportedly found floating in the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart early Monday morning in the River North neighborhood.