The January Issue Of Chicago Magazine

I just finished reading the January issue of Chicago Magazine. Although this month's issue did not have any nostalgic articles about events from the city's past, which I especially enjoy, it did have some interesting articles. The cover story was "Top Docs," which I did not bother looking at, since I have not lived in Chicago since 1981 and the odds of me needing a doctor there are very slim (and have I just jinxed myself? Hopefully not). There was also an article about "Our 25 Favorite Things To Eat Right Now," which I did peruse, finding a number of items that actually seemed edible. Surprise! The "312" section featured an 1889 Victorian home for sale in west suburban Elgin, which features eight bedrooms, a tower, turret, and wraparound porch, listed at just under $600,000. Talk about a bargain - the small wood-framed homes here in Denver's University Park neighborhood are selling for almost that, thanks to Denver's crazy, overpriced real estate market. Of course, property taxes in Illinois are at out of this world levels these days, and so what might seem like a bargain perhaps really isn't. Finally, there was a piece in the "My Neighborhood" section by John R. Daley (one of THE Daleys?) about favorite places in his Bridgeport neighborhood. Amazingly, Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, is not one of them. Go figure.