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Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods and Patricia Sullivan, manager of the city's Chicago Neighborhood Tours program, said visitors need to leave the tourist-heavy Loop and Michigan Avenue areas to really see the different ethnic and cultural corners of the city.

The closing of this store makes us really sad at Second City Style because we think this is such a wonderful boutique in a cool shopping area in the West Loop.

Though fine dining may have cooled off a little as a result of the past year's economic turmoil, celeb chefs remain as popular as ever.

OFFICE: Darlig Hund has purchased a 22,783-square-foot building at 3828 Hughes Court in Dickinson from Hughes Court Professional Building, J.V. Jason Kieschnick of Zann Commercial Brokerage represented the buyer.

Even if your personal GDP has hit the skids, you can still afford a "spirited" Halloween drink or two with some special prices at Chicago and suburban watering holes.

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By Anna Wolfe CHICAGO-Phase one of a multi-million dollar overhaul of one of the city's train stations-including a European-style market-is scheduled to open in November.

Now that we're branching out beyond just new-construction homes and looking at resales and rentals, we can break out a feature that's been cooking in our heads for a while: It's time to read you the "nearly news." Nearly new homes are exactly what they sound like - homes that are just a few years old and are just starting to turn over for the first ...

Share + Oct 1, 2009 5:41 pm US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole 1 of 1 A clump of Elvis Presley's hair is the most offbeat -- and potentially expensive -- item from a fan's collection to be auctioned off in Chicago later this month.

Oprah may have one of the most popular television shows on TV, but getting to her studio is a pain in the butt.

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

Being in the West Loop , CA23 's new condos at 23 N Aberdeen St have neighborhood amenities that more or less go without saying.

Next time you visit Greektown , look down. In stretches of Halsted Street sidewalk you will spot the Meander, one of the most universally-recognized symbols of Greek culture.

Looking for a deal on a downtown home with views of Lake Michigan? The latest units to hit Rick Levin 's auction block are a couple of white-box penthouses at the 21-story Metropolis high-rise, located at 8 W Monroe St in the Loop .

Goodness, when's the last time anyone announced a new West Loop development? Gazette Chicago reports today that Skokie-based F&F Realty plans to build a 514-unit apartment building with "hotel-style amenities" and 10,000 square feet of retail space at the site of the Crowne Plaza hotel parking lot at the intersection of Madison and Halsted streets ...

It's been a good month for Prairie Grass Cafe . On the heels of its burger being anointed Chicago's best , now PGC has announced it will spawn Prairie Fire, another all-American outpost in the old Powerhouse space in the West Loop "We're going to do some of our signature stuff like the shepherd's pie and the house-made sausages," says George ...

A powerful city commission recommended a muscular long-term vision for central Chicago yesterday afternoon, paving the way for a taller and denser South Loop despite objections from area residents.

Whichever neighborhood Jerry Kleiner chooses to hang his velvet curtains usually feels grateful for the spectacle and the inevitably packed houses that follow for months on end.

The Chicago Plan Commission , with an eye toward the year 2020, proposed some interesting ideas for handling the city's expected expansion.

The Chicago Plan Commission meets today to discuss, among other things, the Chicago Central Area Action Plan .