The house of clout — and a car too

83rd and Wabash

Don’t try this at your home. Fencing the city parkway to match your home’s fencing might seem like a good idea, but you won’t be able to get away with taking control of the city’s property. How, exactly, does this happen at 83rd and Wabash? And how come no one in the media’s ragging on this multi-lot mini-manse?

Cadillac ouside Tuscany on Taylor St

And, what does it take today to get a single-letter or single-digit license plate? I once asked someone I knew who had one, and he quoted me a five-figure annual sum to George Ryan, who was then our Secretary of State. This one was spotted last week outside Tuscany, on Taylor St.

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