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Chicago French Market preview

1. Chicago French Market preview

December 2, 2009

12 highlights at this new market

Ten ways to incorporate '80s fashions into a chic, modern wardrobe

2. Like, totally '80s fashion!

June 11, 2009

Ten ways to incorporate '80s fashions into a chic, modern wardrobe

Inside Haystack

3. Inside Haystack 2

August 6, 2008

Holiday shopping in Chicago

4. Holiday shopping in Chicago

 

Make a dent in you shopping list with these mallternatives

Vintage shops

5. Vintage shops

By Lisa Arnett - May 5, 2009
 

These vintage shops are hawking old gear in an refreshingly modern way

New on the shopping scene

7. New on the shopping scene 2 Icon-mmx-pick

By Lisa Arnett - February 29, 2008
 

The scoop on the newest boutiques around town

8. Erickson's Delicatessen 4

5250 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
 

Since 1925, Swedes and other aficionados of Scandinavian cuisine come here for brown beans, cheese, crispbread, flatbread, preserves, cookies, chocolates and seafood.

Sneaker freak

9. Sneaker freak

By Cory Robertson and Iman Jefferson - April 7, 2008
 

Don't miss these shoe-centric shops

Lingerie on LSD! Take your own trip through these top 25 hits

10. 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 1 Icon-mmx-pick

November 24, 2009

Lingerie on LSD!

11. The Promenade Bolingbrook 4 1/2

631 East Boughton Rd. - Bolingbrook
 

With a mix of shops that run the gamut from upscale (Coach, Jos. A. Bank) to teenybopper (Hollister, Forever 21) to affordable (H&M, Ann Taylor Loft), this open-air mall will have Bolingbrook natives staying close to home instead of heading to Oakbrook or Yorktown.

12. Maxwell Street Market 4 1/2

640 W. Roosevelt Road - Chicago (Little Italy/University Village)
 

This colorful flea market hosts 518 vendors every Sunday, year-round. In addition to household goods, clothing, CDs, jewelry, power tools and produce, there are several Mexican food stands.

13. Kohler Waters Spa 5

Burr Ridge Village Center - Burr Ridge
 

This spa offers the same signature services as its two other locations in Kohler, Wis. and St. Andrews, Scotland.