Live and Play in Chicago

Yesterday, President Obama signed into law one of the largest pieces of legislation in American history, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. the economic stimulus package), a $787 billion mix of tax breaks and government spending intended to jumpstart the U.S. economy. I’m no macro...

Most folks these days know how to look up an address in Google Maps, but how many know how to see what's near an address? Thanks to a new Google-powered web tool, you can enter your current (or next!) address and see everything from restaurants, coffee shops, and ice cream parlors to hospitals, p...

Even to the casual observer, it’s easy to see how proud we Chicagoans are of the late Illinois rail-splitter-turned-president, Abraham Lincoln. There are Chicago streets, parks, statues, entire neighborhoods, and countless business establishments that have been built or named in Lincoln’s honor. ...

We may be in the dead of winter, but if you have kids, it’s not too soon to start thinking about signing up for summer camp. In fact, slots for some programs fill up quick over the winter, and if you don’t act fast, your kids could miss out on some great summer opportunities (and you on some summ...