Janet Franz

When most Chicagoans think of the city's Italian district, they think of Taylor Street, in Little Italy. But there's another Italian enclave that's not as familiar: a two-block stretch of...

If your house is like our house, it's filled with lots of stuff. And if your toddler is like our toddler, she's much more fascinated by real stuff than by...

Edible holiday gifts have a lot to recommend themselves, especially as hostess gifts. They're so nicely packaged, all you have to do is slap on a bow and your wrapping...

If you`re an animal lover living in a cramped apartment or a single woman who`s given up on men, flat may indeed be where it`s at. The flat craze started...

Like Mayor Richard Daley, another Bridgeport native is now making a commute to the Loop every day. Lindy-Gertie`s, the hybrid of the chili and ice cream restaurants that began tantalizing...