By day Peggy Wilkins runs Unix servers at the U. of C. By night she tends her apartment-size collection of Playboys, moderates the Playboy Mailing List, builds Playmate databases, and even sends free advice to Hef.
Author Archives: Katie Buitrago
Chicago 2016: Who Owns the Conversation?
Steve Frayne, owner of Chicago2016.com, says he wants a forum where the public can discuss Chicago’s Olympic bid. The Chicago bid committee says he just wants to get paid.
9/16 & 9/17 — Weatherizing your bungalow
9/16-17: Learn how to weatherize your bungalow and get the money to do it.
9/14 — Screening of “The Lion Mountains”
The Lion Mountains, a documentary about Jamaican-English filmmaker Louis Buckley’s journey to Sierra Leone, screens at the DuSable Museum Sunday.
9/13 — Tribute to “The Kate Smith Hour”
Chicagoans pay live tribute to “The Kate Smith Hour” Saturday at the Cultural Center.
9/13 — Harvest Fest at Kilbourn Park
Learn to garden, cook, and craft organically at Kilbourn Park’s Harvest Fest.
9/8 — Fall fashion preview with Heather Kenny
9/8: Reader contributor Heather Kenny dissects fall trends and how to make them work for you.
9/8 — Stress-relief for military personnel
9/8: Free acupuncture treatments for military personnel and their families
9/8 — Dream the impossible dream . . .
Steppenwolf Theatre probes the “Chicago Dream” with adaptations of short stories and songs by Chicagoans at Millennium Park.
9/8 — Free admission to all exhibits at the Field Museum
Second Mondays of the month are free at the Field Museum through the end of the year–including specially ticketed exhibits.