A recent NY Times article explores and critiques that city’s current “boomlet” of high-flying residential buildings designed by big-name architects. Ouroussoff is ambivalent about the designs of the “preening, sometimes beautiful, sometimes obstrusive towers,” and much of what he writes, I think, could and should also apply to Chicago:
Yes, Craigslist is an easy way for lazy journalists to bust out a quick trend story (also see Facebook, Myspace, etc.). However, sometimes, tripe finds its way into the legitimate news trough.
Last Saturday an army of pillow-wielding Chicagoans fought a fierce battle on Michigan Avenue.
Donate "clean, gently-used clothing" and even your 80s parachute pants — to annual Carson Pirie Scott and Goodwill Industries Goodwill Sale tomorrow through April 7
Presidential candidate and Illinois native Hillary Clinton restates the conditions of Bosnia trip landing after video shows no running, no gunfire and no danger.
Chicago police acting on a tip raid stash of gun-dealing gang banger and find stolen artwork.
Side-by-side contrasts have a way of crystallizing neighborhood architectural trends:
CTA President discusses bus bunching and cleaning with readers of CTA tattler.
- 03.24.08
The timing of the release is set to coincide with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
Yet another politician with a sexually explicit exploit.
- 03.24.08
Grim milestone reached late Sunday.
Police say woman was probably not the intended target.
- 03.24.08
Talk about going back to square one.
Hastert hired as strategic adviser at The Goeken Group Corp., a medical records firm
My mother was right. All these years she dressed me up, combed my hair, and marched me out the door on Sundays were working up to this. No, no, not my salvation, but I’m sure I’ll thank her for that later.
$24 million program will allow riders to track buses at all times
Students receive escort after a 15-year-old ABLA resident shot a Crane High School student to death earlier this month.
Have you heard the one about the $1,350 corn flake?
The cool factor of an iPhone leaves quickly when friendly debates over facts and figures become trivia pursuit at the bar, the show or the dinner party
Gains in IMF treatments and technology increasingly result in multiple births. Fertility doctors now advise transferring fewer embryos to get pregnant.
The average Chicagoan should expect to pay an additional $260 for groceries this year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The biggest threat isn't the chains, owners say, but the insurance companies.
According to Forbes' list of Americas Cleanest Cities, Chitown ranks "near the bottom of the cleanliness list."
Aurora facility controllers charge that the decrease in training time has the potential to cause deadly errors.
NFL veteran Don Beebe coaches pro football hopefuls at his House of Speed in Aurora.
Chicago street artists question the lack of commentary in the graffiti of the younger generation.
Sen. Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday on race and politics in America drew respect from diverse Chicagoans for starting a national conversation.
Washington Park, a neighborhood scheduled to undergo big changes if Chicago wins the 2016 Olympic Games, now attracts investors hoping to turn its land and South Loop proximity into new developments.
Despite being known for transportation technology and architecture, Chicago is not often recognized for its IT and Web-based innovations.
Medical research that was good enough to receive an NIH grant five years ago now faces a far steeper hill to climb.
Homelessness is a growing issue for female veterans, and experts aren't sure how it's going to turn out with female vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Since There Goes the Neighborhood began in January, it's been gratifying to hear from readers about some of the condos I've highlighted in posts. But it’s been decidedly ungratifying to discover some of those readers think I’m a reactionary philistine addicted to negativity. So herewith, responses to some recurring criticisms: I hate new buildings and want everything to stay the same.
I know this blog is about places to visit before you turn 30..however, due to an embarrassingly frequent occurrence, I am compelled to talk about a place that you never, ever, want to visit.
The caverns of Lower Wacker…otherwise known as “the scary place you go to get your car when it[s been towed”.
Acne is just one of several skin conditions that can be treated by this non-invasive, though somewhat pricey procedure.
Chicago-area home flippers, who once reaped the benefits of a hot housing market with little money down and a quick sell, are increasingly becoming something that wasn't in their original business plan -- landlords.
Wednesday's fifth anniversary of the Iraq War marks the uncertainty of a tumultuous, expensive war on terror.
In 2006, bandits of all walks of life robbed 284 Chicago banks — more bank heists than in the entire state of Florida. Is someone casing your bank?
Homes where former substance abusers embrace sobriety together form a strong bond of support during a difficult journey.
Every morning, as I will myself toward the Blue Line's Western stop and the Loop, I encounter this building
Some stores and restaurants give away food rather than wasting it. For those that don't, dumpster-divers pick up the slack.
Some think this demographic doesn't have time to trade, while others think it's a matter of education and awareness.
Modern manufacturing jobs are high-tech and high-paying – but managers say not enough young people are learning the field to replace the aging workforce. <i>with video</i>
The squeeze at Argonne and Fermilab today could mean some future technologies will be developed elsewhere - possibly outside the United States.
Glass-paned buildings major threat as millions of birds migrate through Chicago.
Residents of Chicago's 43rd Ward frustrated by Latin School and Chicago Park District deal.
Hospitalizations in Illinois have dropped 30 percent since early '90s.
Home-bound patients can be treated in the comfort of their own home.
Seeing as we’re living through a politically charged period in American history, I thought I would follow the cues of our ground-breaking journalists and contribute to the ‘08 showdown with a political piece of my own.
So I was walking in Bucktown the other afternoon and I swear I saw Moby…..47 times. But then I realized the implausibility of that and remembered no…I was just in Bucktown.
On that same note, I went to dinner in the Gold Coast and had full-fledged conversations with David Hasselhoff…nine different times. It would have been 10, had the Hasselhoff look-alike’s girlfriend not angrily intervened. Then again, it’s hard to convey anger when your forehead doesn’t move…
In light of recent tragedies, campuses are developing security measures to keep students safe.
Chicagoan Jason Rexilius's company HostedLabs LLC is on the cutting edge of Internet software technology, rivaling offerings from Silicon Valley.
"Carter's Way" at the Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, portrays depression-era Kansas City, just as the city's unique brand of swing started playing nationwide.
By installing wind trubines on their campuses, Midwestern schools have found wind energy is both educational and an economic benefit.
Bridging the gap between church and state
Organizers say the location is a coincidence, booked months before the second shooting.
Cubs' fans are excited about the idea of more home night games. But residents in Wrigleyville want to pass on the idea.
City officials say Chicagoans need to chip in to make the city more environmentally-friendly.
Filmmaker tax credit last year was money in the bank for Chicago's movie shoots.
For some inmates in Illinois prisons, Christianity and Islam provide mental and spiritual freedom.
Modern couples look to recycled fabric and worm-friendly silk.
Trumpeter Matthew Muckey discusses the historic New York Philharmonic concert in North Korea.
Cubs owner Sam Zell has said he'd consider selling naming rights to Wrigley Field....
Even frigid temperatures and mountains of snow don't stop riders from riding -- and buying-- bikes in the winter.
Since 2004, Chicago has required all non-owner operated cab companies to accept credit cards. So why is it that drivers still say, 'If you don't have cash, don't get in the cab.'
Bored on a Wednesday afternoon and what do I do? Join match.com. I know, I know. I should have just cleaned my room. But I had been talking to a friend recently about dating and its unspoken application process. We realized that the first few dates are frighteningly similar to a rigorous job interview.
Chicago put up 32 percent more street name signs in 2007
Mayor to release plan today to assist Chicagoans undergoing foreclosure
Chicago's Puerto Rican neighborhood boasts cultural pride in film
An art collection by six Chicago-based artists highlights the process of becoming a physician.
The Micro-Fiber Militia wants a warmer, more welcoming Loop
For Chicagoan Patricia Pratt and other paratransit riders, it's a choice between paying monthly bills and buying a monthly ADA paratransit pass.
Even a few years ago, it seems doubtful that anyone could have predicted how simultaneously organized and fragmented our communities have become. How could they have foreseen local community forums for every issue under the sun, but not held in any city hall or community center, but from the living rooms and basements of families in every city across the nation.
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