As new Illinois law looms on third party restaurant reservation platforms, diners weigh if Hogsalt restaurants are worth hype — or price
By Kaitlyn Luckoff Medill Reports If you set an alarm for 9 a.m. 21 days in advance, log onto Resy and cross your fingers, like Zoe Hannon did, you might get a reservation for a special occasion at a restaurant by Hogsalt — a restaurant group with establishments where diners clamor for a reservation to […]
4 months after founder’s death, Foursided continues to thrive
By Kaitlyn Luckoff Medill Reports A bright arrangement of pastel mugs, candles, trinkets and decorative flowers creates a springtime garden in the window of one of Foursided’s Lakeview stores. Three miles north, customers are greeted by smiling produce painted above the door of Foursided’s Andersonville location. Foursided is celebrating, regardless of the season. The business […]
Adult ballerinas chasséing down memory lane: ‘More than just a side hobby’
By Kaitlyn Luckoff Medill Reports Debra Cannon, 66, leaves her job at Abbott Laboratories around 5 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – and puts on a ballet leotard. “I like the feel of being in ballet, wearing ballet clothes,” she said. Cannon suits up for Melanie Cortier’s 90-minute advanced beginner/intermediate class at Chicago Ballet […]