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The Visionary
Matt Lee | March 15, 2012

Chicago owes Tony Karman a big thank you. A 30-year veteran of the Chicago arts scene and former director of Art Chicago, Karman is the founder and president of new contemporary art fair Expo Chicago, running Sept. 20-23 (...

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True to Form
Lisa Shames | March 15, 2012

With a nine-course menu that included fermented sausage, prawn cake, salted duck egg, wild catfish braised in caramel sauce and beef cheek curry, you’d think the most stressful part of the opening night of Next restaurant’s Thai menu last July...

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Ay Carrera!
Nate Chapnick | March 15, 2012

It is arguably the most iconic global sports car ever built. Since the 911’s introduction in 1963, Porsche has made countless small improvements to the car, an approach to design that’s more evolutionary than revolutionary. Now in its...

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On Top of the World
Diana Tychsen | March 15, 2012

Oprah, you’re about to be trumped. The 14,000-square-foot, six-bedroom, eight-bathroom, top-floor penthouse in Trump Tower has everyone waiting with bated breath to see who will move in. And with a cool $30 million price tag, it...

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Strings Attached
Margaret Sutherlin | March 15, 2012

It’s been clear since she was a child that violinist Stephanie Jeong was destined for great things, but few could have imagined the beautiful symmetry of her career arch. Jeong, 25, was raised in Northbrook. At 10, she became one...

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Infamy and Fortune
William J. Helmer | March 15, 2012

It’s like the story of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre has been carved in stone.

Every book, countless newspaper and magazine articles, even the 1967 Jason Robards movie, all describe how Al Capone suckered Bugs...

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Made in Chicago
Matt Lee, Lisa Shames and Margaret Sutherlin | March 15, 2012

We won’t pretend to know exactly what drives the following Chicagoans’ passion for making such high-quality products. All we know is that each is at the pinnacle of his profession, has an awesome...

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Say It Ain’t So!
Lisa Shames | March 15, 2012

It’s not the first time chef Charlie Trotter has joked about walking away from his eponymous restaurant with a bang. Five years ago, when his Lincoln Park temple to fine dining and innovation reached its 20-year mark, he teased that after...

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Animal Nature
Bret Love | March 15, 2012

I’m on a Boat
With every crashing wave, every tilt of the ship, every roller-coaster moment of catching air before slamming down with an audible thump, I’m trying not to lose it.

We’re aboard the M/Y...

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Klein of the Times
Scott Huvers | March 15, 2012

Back in 1999, a 20-year-old Chris Klein—who a year earlier made an indelible impression in his professional acting debut, Alexander Payne’s Election—hit it big in the teen-centric sex comedy American Pie...

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