by Terry Gorman The Hopleaf Bar 5148 North Clark Street (773) 334-9851 www.hopleafbar.com Food service begins at Noon daily; see website for complete food and bar hours. A niche restaurant can transport you to a foreign land without requiring passport or plane ticket. Such is the case with Hopleaf, Andersonville’s Belgian-inspired bar and restaurant. By […]
by Sheldon Atovsky — Most of us have the means to handle Chicago winters, but some do not. There are folks close by without warm clothes, and we encourage you to do what you can to help them out. Park Tower will hold its Annual Winter Clothing Drive starting Thanksgiving weekend and lasting through December. Please contribute […]
by William Kay, with Scout — They mop and vacuum our floors, fix our leaky faucets and clogged drains, keep the heat on in winter and the A/C going in the summer. They take our trash out, replace the air filters & light bulbs. They patch and paint damaged walls, shampoo stained carpets. They work on […]
by Nathaniel Cook — Do you have a few items you are ready to part with? Maybe an extra chair or small table that is taking up much needed space in your home? A few extra DVDs you’ll never watch again? Or maybe you are looking for that perfect new lamp or an appliance. If you […]
by Sheldon Atovsky — This story is not what you’d expect to find in Condo Legislative Watch. Not to worry, future columns will cover some of the important legislation passed and pending at state and city levels. But right here at home, there is so much happening in our own condo association. Five committees report solid […]
by Bob Shamo — The other day, I sat down with Barbara Buell to talk about her life and work here in Chicago. Like many of our residents, Barbara is Chicago-bred, in her case, “West Side Irish.” After raising a family in far-flung parts of the country, she returned to Chicago and embarked on […]