Magnificent Mile

Daily Deal: Classic Chicago hotel offers a tax break: $96 rooms

2013-04-15 08:05:00

Since 1910, the vintage Blackstone Hotel in Chicago has hosted 12 presidents, royalty and gangster Al Capone, who also was a tax evader. Somehow this all adds up to what the hotel, now named the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago, calls a tax day sale....

Hotel takes rooftop gardens a step further with beekeeping

2010-06-04 16:33:59

Zell closes deal for The Times

2007-12-21 00:00:00

For the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private company headed by an unpredictable and colorful billionaire, in a debt-heavy deal that creates tremendous...

Abu Dhabi: The richest city on Earth

2008-02-20 09:42:52

If Dubai and Abu Dhabi were '50s film idols, Dubai would be Marilyn Monroe. Abu Dhabi would be Grace Kelly. Dubai is the sizzle. Abu Dhabi is the steak. Dubai is the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates that gets all the attention. Some 60 miles...

Don't be left out in the cold

2006-01-22 00:00:00

YOUR best friend just called with a lead on a great package trip to Montreal. In February. And there's that West End musical in London you've been dying to see. And, heaven forbid, you really need to visit Aunt Martha in Manitoba. The winter airfares are...

Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze

2004-08-22 00:00:00

By 8:50 a.m., they temporarily had to close the women's restroom at the Chicago ArchiCenter. "There were so many people here already, they had to restock all the toilet paper," said Elaine Rosen, a retired biology teacher from the Streeterville area of...

Chicago's new sparkle

1998-09-13 00:00:00

"The time has come to bring order out of chaos incident to rapid growth," wrote the architect Daniel H. Burnham. The year was 1909. The place, Chicago. The occasion, the unveiling of Burnham's sweeping, visionary plan to change the face of the city on the...

Here's a treat: some October getaways

2003-08-24 00:00:00

October. The kids have settled into their school routines; the weather is perfect in almost all parts of the United States; and many travel prices are at their lowest levels of the year. Time for a short vacation. Here are four suggestions: �� A four-...

International Mr. Leather moves to the Mag Mile

2013-05-23 00:00:00

A different kind of leather experience is hitting the Magnificent Mile this Memorial Day Weekend—the 35th annual International Mr. Leather competition—with accoutrements, goods and services not likely to be found at Coach, Ferragamo or Gucci....

International Mr. Leather: 5 must-see events

2013-05-22 11:05:00

Leather Market When: Noon to 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Where: Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago and Grand Ballrooms, 5th and 7th floors. The Leather...

Michigan Avenue merchants fear they'll be the victims of robbery hoax

2013-05-20 10:49:00

The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country. Some 36 hours later, police had...

Locks on Michigan Avenue bridge: Vandalism or harmless romanticism?

2013-05-16 16:33:14

Michigan Ave, 'The Magnificent Mile' on May 8, 2013. ( Lenny Gilmore/ RedEye )

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Mary Ann Rose, president and CEO of Tamar Productions, has been elected incoming chairman of The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association. Rose will serve a two-year term, overseeing all facets of the association.

2013-02-19 00:00:00

Chicago makes the list for its lights display along the Magnificent Mile, which can be seen during the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. Also be sure to check out one of Chicago's gift shops while you're in town. $215,000 is the median asking price for a home in Chicago.

2012-12-07 00:00:00