New campaign promotes the United States of … Awesome Possibilities?

Nov. 16, 2011
The U.S. remains one of the top tourist destinations in the world, but it’s getting some steep competition from other countries. The European Union spends a collective $800 million per year promoting foreign tourism; Mexico spends $150 million; Australia, $113 million.

Chicago restaurants get stars-and snubs-from the Michelin Guide

Nov. 16, 2011
Chicago has got some big culinary chops. The city’s a foodie destination and makes practically every list involving best new chef, restaurant, kitchen wizardry, and other accolades. On Tuesday, some local joints received a coveted star from the Michelin Guide.

Archdiocese settles latest McCormack case

Nov. 15, 2011
Attorneys for a victim of Daniel McCormack, the former priest and convicted sex offender, say they’ve reached a $3.2 million settlement with the Archdiocese of Chicago and Cardinal Francis George.The Chicago-based law firms of Hilfman & Martin and Abels & Annes announced the agreement in a p

Conclusion to the BBC documentary 'After the Dictators'

Nov. 15, 2011
The BBC documentary After the Dictators explores what happens to societies after dictators fall.Some dictators, like Libya's Muammar Qaddafi and Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu, are killed outright.

Bidding farewell to a four-legged friend

Nov. 15, 2011
Chicago writer Beth Finke recently parted ways with a dear friend, her seeing-eye dog Harper.

Some very unscientific observations I've made on my pregnant friends

Nov. 14, 2011
Four years ago or so was the time when all my friends my age started getting hitched. Now my Facebook page is lousy with pictures of newborns and soon-to-be moms. I’ve noticed a few trends amongst my peer-parents lately:

'Little House' inspires Chicago writer's nostalgic adventure

Nov. 14, 2011
If Wisconsin wanted to boost its tourism chops it could well turn to the small town of Pepin, birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House books.Many young readers devoured Wilder’s series about frontier life in the Midwest and beyond.

Guatemala’s contemporary artists draw on violence to push boundaries

Nov. 11, 2011
With the election of a former army general as the country’s next president, the legacy of Guatemala’s long, bloody civil war doesn’t just disappear overnight.Increasingly, Guatemala’s past and present mix not only in politics, but also in its contemporary art.

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