Chicago Home & Garden

'Come Home to Lakewood' tour is Sunday

“Come Home to Lakewood” Home and Garden Tour, 1-6 p.m. Advance tickets $15, day of show $20 if available. (216) 221-7343.

Did Daley's hits outweigh his misses?

For better or worse, Mayor Daley has changed the face of Chicago during his 21 years in office. He's knocked some home run ideas out of the park -- and, well, struck out swinging on others. Here are a few:The Hits ‒ City in a Garden: Tree huggers called Daley the "Green Mayor." During the 1990s, Daley planted thousands of trees, turned medians into lush flower gardens, created more parks and ...

Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA

Sept. 12 1895 -- Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America's Cup for the United States. 1925 -- The United States wins the Davis Cup for the sixth straight time by sweeping France in five straight matches. 1935 -- Wilmer Allison beats Sidney Wood in three sets to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1955 -- Tony Trabert wins ...

Blaser: What's on your suburban bucket list?

A Chicago area paper has an online feature called the Chicago Bucket List, which lists what every Chicagoan should do before they die.

Isabel Wilkerson’s Journey to ‘Warmth of Other Suns’

“The Warmth of Other Suns,” Isabel Wilkerson’s book about the Great Migration of blacks in America, took 15 years and much hands-on research to finish.

Party Animals

They’re all dressed up and looking for somewhere to call home. Thirty-two decorated dog and cat sculptures are heading to the auction block to help fund several nonprofit animal organizations across the valley. Flathead Shelter Friends, Inc., Humane Society of Northwest Montana, Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force and the Whitefish Theatre Company teamed up to host the “Mission: Pawsible” gala ...

Oakton Community College Briefs

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project brings its toe-tapping musical review, "BAM!," to Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19. Presented by the Oakton Educational Foundation, proceeds support the Student Scholarship Fund.

Jens Jensen redefined North Shore gardens

Long was the shadow of the late Jens Jensen in the mid-1980s when Highland Park resident Jo Ann Nathan discovered the landscaping at her new home had been designed by the world famous originator of the prairie style of landscaping.

Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey

Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide. The survey, released Wednesday and known as the Beige Book, is based on information collected from the Fed's 12 regional bank districts.

Wall Art: The 'how' of the hanging

Often lost in the sea of nails, hooks, hammers, levels (and expletives) is the potential for glory that exists in hanging art on one's walls.