VIDEO: Maggie Daley Park Dog Ban
By: Julie Woon The Chicago Park District’s decision to ban dogs in the newly renovated Maggie Daley Park has emotions running high and opinions split. Despite opposition, dog owners will have to find somewhere else to take their pets.
Dance company focuses on family in debut performance
By Megan Kramer DanceWorks Chicago made its debut in the Harris Theater’s 2014-2015 Exelon Family Series on Saturday, with a program that included the premiere of a piece titled “Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours.” If you missed the performance, you can catch DanceWorks’ next performance on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lou […]
South Side restaurants largely missing from Chicago Restaurant Week
By Karin Vandraiss Restaurant Week, the annual winter event that offers Chicagoans the chance to eat at top-flight restaurants at relatively low prices, opens Jan. 30. But the imbalance between North Side (and north suburban) restaurants and South Side eateries is hard to ignore. Since its launch in 2008, Chicago Restaurant Week has grown exponentially, […]
VIDEO: Going green can help save the green in your wallet
by Grace Eleyae Making a home more energy efficient can benefit both your conscience and your check book, according to recent data released by the Illinois Association of Energy Raters. Smaller changes like replacing shower heads with their low-flow counterparts can significantly reduce monthly operating costs, and larger investments like adding solar panels can increase the value of your home up […]
Chicago Men Stay on Trend
By Mallory Hughes Hot on the heels of the Men’s Fashion Weeks in Milan and London, Paris Fashion Week, which closed on Friday, offered one last look at luxury menswear for the upcoming Fall-Winter 2015 season. When the latest designs hit the European runway, Chicago can seem like a world away. But local men’s boutiques, […]
Why the flu vaccines are less effective this winter
By Priyam Vora The flu has claimed the lives of 54 children in U.S. so far in one of the worst flu seasons on record, experts say. A major reason for the severity of the 2014-2015 season is because the vaccine has become only 23 percent effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). […]
Tragic disease passes legacy to kids
By Jamie Friedlander Anthony Martinez, 26, was in high school when he started noticing some changes in his mother’s personality. Kathleen Eannotti was always a neat freak and the house was always spotless. Now she was acting out of character, hoarding, becoming irrational and getting angry at inanimate objects.
Musical instruments on planes: If it fits, it flies
By Ezra Kaplan Traveling artists will have an easier time flying with their musical instruments following a Department of Transportation rule change requiring all airlines to allow musicians to carry instruments just like any other piece of baggage. “At DOT, we know how important instruments are to musicians and are committed to doing everything we […]