"They're kind of on fire," said Katie Coggins, beer consultant and buyer at Binny's Beverage Depot, 1132 S. Jefferson. "It's a really nice surprise for us."

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on October 13, 2008.

One runner did collapse this year at 14th and Michigan but appeared to be ok. Also, this year, the entire city got involved in supporting the runners and taking extra precautions.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on October 12, 2008.

In his annual Best New Restaurants article for Esquire, John Mariani includes three Chicago newcomers: Takashi (1952 N. Damen Ave., 773-772-6170), Mercat a la Planxa (638 S. Michigan Ave., 312-765-0524) and Laurent Gras’ magnificent L20 (2300 N. Lincoln Park West, 773-868-0002).

Published by Chicago Tribune on October 10, 2008.

...moved from a dilapidated building on South Michigan Avenue to its four-story home at 555 W. Harrison St. For one thing, broader hallways in the new building mean victims and abusers no longer...

Published by Chicago Tribune on October 10, 2008.

...moved from a dilapidated building on South Michigan Avenue to its four-story home at 555 W. Harrison St. For one thing, broader hallways in the new building mean victims and abusers no longer...

Published by Chicago Tribune on October 10, 2008.

Gioco (1312 S. Wabash Ave., 312-939-3870) is piling on the carbohydrates this weekend with specials such as tortelloni...

Published by Chicago Tribune on October 10, 2008.

Halloween Eve (Oct 30), Room21 will be having a Flapper's Ball to celebrate its one year anniversary. Flapper girls, gallaxie dancers, live music, swing lessons. 6-10 p.m. $50 advance, $75 at door. 2110 S. Wabash.

Published by Chicagoist on October 10, 2008.

...year-old man sitting in a chair in a classroom at Columbia College located at 624 S. Wabash watching a DVD containing pornography. The man's pants and underwear were around his ankles...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

...a woman reported that after making an overnight deposit at Washington Mutual bank located at 100 E. 16th St., a man in a red baseball hat and jeans stood next to her and attempted...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

...on Sept. 15 at 6:40 a.m., a CTA driver flagged police down near 1158 S. State and reported that Curtis House, 49, of the 300 block of N. Austin, was using...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

...1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana. The former pays $425 a month for scavenger services, the latter pays $475. Both have...

Published by The News-Star on October 9, 2008.

...reports, on Sept. 30 at 11 p.m., a woman flagged down police officers near 2200 S. State and reported that while she was outside of Mercy Hospital ER, a man known as...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

...other that his firm manages in the South Loop: a 65-unit condo building at 1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana...

Published by The News-Star on October 9, 2008.

...1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana. The former pays $425 a month for scavenger services, the latter pays $475. Both have...

Published by Lake View Booster on October 9, 2008.

...such services at adjacent buildings in the South Loop: a 65-unit condo building at 1601 S. Indiana and an adjacent 36-unit building that has three stories of commercial at 1550 S...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

...other that his firm manages in the South Loop: a 65-unit condo building at 1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana...

Published by Lake View Booster on October 9, 2008.

...had some severe developer issues," he said. Van Emburg lives in a townhouse development at Cullerton and Calumet that's facing a $100,000 roof repair and other problems. The development is six...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

We’ve chattered about this pretty loft at 2000 S. Michigan in Motor Row in the South Loop several times over the last few months.

Published by Crib Chatter on October 9, 2008.

...S. Indiana and an adjacent 36-unit building that has three stories of commercial at 1550 S. Indiana. The former pays $425 a month for scavenger services, the latter pays $475. Both have...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

...that during a verbal altercation with a man named Cornelius at an apartment located at 2320 S. State, Cornelius became angry and stabbed the man in the back with a knife. The man...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 9, 2008.

Burgess and King are accused of attacking Jen Hall and Joe Hoffman, both 36, as they walked to their South Loop home from a nearby grocery on Roosevelt Road near Wabash Avenue on Aug. 25. The couple had been out celebrating Hall's birthday, they said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on October 8, 2008.

This 2-bedroom loft at 1322 S. Wabash in the South Loop is both a duplex AND has a large private terrace.

Published by Crib Chatter on October 8, 2008.

...Amli, for instance, is leasing up a 440-unit high-rise it recently completed at 900 S. Clark St. in the South Loop...

Published by Chicago Real Estate Daily on October 8, 2008.

Vincent Garcia of Hyde Park wants to start a tradition of homemade gifts. "It absolutely would be nice to take the edge off of it all being store-bought," he said as he and daughter Isabelle browsed the toy aisle of Target at Clark and Roosevelt.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on October 7, 2008.

...Street Market moved to a new location on Sept. 14; it is now located on Desplaines Street, between Roosevelt Road and Harrison. The move was initially supposed to take place last year, but infrastructure and land acquisition...

Published by Chicago Flame on October 6, 2008.

2300 S. Michigan, Motor Row Lofts

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on October 6, 2008.

It looks like closings have begun in 1 E. 8th, the 91-unit mid-rise building in the South Loop near the Printers Row neighborhood.

Published by Crib Chatter on October 6, 2008.

The center for Book and Paper Arts is at 1104 S. Wabash Avenue.

Published by Chi-Town Daily News on October 3, 2008.

Located on the northwest corner of Polk and Wells Streets, the 17-story Printers Corner includes 88 condos, all of which are corner units. Floor...

Published by Chicago Tribune on October 3, 2008.

...one of the San Francisco beat poets, author of "Peyote Poem," at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash. Call (312) 369-8819...

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on October 3, 2008.

...m., a man told police that after getting a massage in his hotel room located 720 S. Michigan from a 21-year-old woman he picked up at the Redhead Piano Bar, he...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

...stalled by the crunch in financing and slower than expected sales. The southwest corner of 18th and Wabash, site of the future building, remains a fenced-in vacant lot. It's not where...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

1440 S. Wabash, Coliseum Park

Published by Chicago Condos Online blog on October 2, 2008.

Giles added that while the Chicago real estate market has deteriorated, he thought the South Loop is holding. Units at Michigan Avenue Tower at 14th and Michigan are nearly sold and the Prairie Avenue Lofts, a 120-unit building at, is 60 percent closed.

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

In the South Loop, Keith Giles of Kargil Development, the firm behind X/O, a twin-tower project near 18th and Prairie said, "We thought we'd be in the ground by now."

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

...other that his firm manages in the South Loop: a 65-unit condo building at 1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

...1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana. The former pays $425 a month for scavenger services, the latter pays $475. Both have...

Published by Lake View Booster on October 2, 2008.

Cuatro is located at 2030 South Wabash Ave. (312) 842-8856  www.cuatro-chicago.com.

Published by NBC 5 on October 2, 2008.

...no full-service grocery. For years, Mara drove once a week to Dominick's at Roosevelt and Canal, and later to Dominick's at Halsted and Madison. But with the opening of a...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

...other that his firm manages in the South Loop: a 65-unit condo building at 1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana...

Published by Lake View Booster on October 2, 2008.

...1601 S. Indiana and a 36-unit building with three stories of commercial space at 1550 S. Indiana. The former pays $425 a month for scavenger services, the latter pays $475. Both have...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

...s African-American communities and the civil rights movement are on display at Lusenhop Gallery, 73 E. 16th Street, in the South Loop. The exhibit concludes next Saturday, Oct. 11. The showcase marks the...

Published by Austin Weekly News on October 2, 2008.

...Troy Wilson, 59, of the 1400 block of south Canal, entered a 7-11 at 600 S. Dearborn and allegedly grabbed an egg salad sandwich and a package of hard boiled eggs. An...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

Room 21, 2110 S. Wabash: $8 infused cocktails

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on October 2, 2008.

One effect of the market in Printers Row has been the conversion of upscale condos into rental units. Such is the case at the 298-unit Burnham Pointe tower at the northwest corner of Clark and Polk.

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

...police reports, on Sept. 23 at 3:55 p.m., Troy Wilson, 59, of the 1400 block of south Canal, entered a 7-11 at 600 S. Dearborn and allegedly grabbed an egg salad sandwich...

Published by Chicago Journal on October 2, 2008.

Reggie's Music Joint, 2105 S. State: half-price sandwiches

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on October 2, 2008.

You're probably looking at the logo on that glass in the photo and asking yourself, "Is that a cherub taking a leak?" It sure is, one of many reasons to order a glass of Blanche de Bruxelles at Hackney's South Loop (733 S. Dearborn, $5.50).

Published by Chicagoist on October 1, 2008.

We’re starting to see some properties with much longer market times. This 2-bedroom penthouse unit at 1430 S. Michigan in the South Loop is one of those.

Published by Crib Chatter on October 1, 2008.

2101 S Archer Ave (ZBA-2008-10-17)

Published by Chicago Audio Journal on September 30, 2008.