Remarkable Woman: Karen Meyer
Standing outside WLS-TV's fishbowl-like studio on State Street, I watch Karen Meyer laugh with the midday news anchors. When the producer starts counting down, marking the time until the news...
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Fashion books: From brain food to eye candy
If fashion is a candy store, publishers are the kids running wild in it. The result is a selection of coffee-table books for holiday giving that alternate between deeply satisfying...
Fashion books: From brain food to eye candy
If fashion is a candy store, publishers are the kids running wild in it. The result is a selection of coffee-table books for holiday giving that alternate between deeply satisfying...
Looking for 10 independent Chicago booksellers to recommend for holiday shopping
A bookstore is a personal place, especially when you're talking about an independent bookstore. Patrons often know the staff, and catch up on graduations and newlyweds while checking out new...
Off the chain
The shelves of a bookstore hold the perfect gift for those on your holiday list, no matter their interests or hobbies. And for people who prefer not to shop online...
Remarkable Person: LaManda Joy
In 1942, the corner of West Peterson and Campbell avenues was home to a victory garden, a small plot of land tended to by local families to help offset the...
Remarkable Person: LaManda Joy
In 1942, the corner of West Peterson and Campbell avenues was home to a victory garden, a small plot of land tended to by local families to help offset the...
Remarkable person: Chris Surdenik
Chris Surdenik was working at USN Communications when he heard about an opening at an up-and-coming Chicago telecommunications firm, Call One. When he was hired there, in 1998, the company...
Remarkable person: Chris Surdenik
Chris Surdenik was working at USN Communications when he heard about an opening at an up-and-coming Chicago telecommunications firm, Call One. When he was hired there, in 1998, the company...
Famous in her time — unknown today
On Friday, Feb. 13, 1863, while the Civil War raged on, the baiduhai ran a front-page story on the wedding of Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump to Charles Stratton, better...