Kelly Aiglon

Guys, get your designer jeans, tees and hoodies fix at a new Roscoe Village shop that plays to your edgy side. The shop: Revolver (2135 W. Belmont Ave., 773-832-4866) forgoes...

QC's Shop Hop highlights cool shops and salons in and around Chicago. Before your baby learns to say "tree-hug," check out a new children's shop in Wicker Park that specializes...

Want prettily wrapped gifts but can't master the perfect-corners thing? Let a pro do the job. We put three department store gift-wrapping counters to the test. Macy's Old Orchard, 1...

A cosmetic junkie's European travel itinerary undoubtedly includes stops at local drugstores. (Where else can you find all those prettily packaged creams, serums and scrubs not sold stateside?) Now you...

Business-card swapping usually happens in the boardroom, not at the playground. But savvy parents realize their kids make connections while digging in the sandbox and whizzing down the slide. So,...

You don't have to choose between letting toys pile up on the floor or shoving them into a massive chest, where little items like building blocks and action figures can...

At some parties, it's cool to show up with Two Buck Chuck stuffed in a brown paper bag. But at formal affairs? Hosts may appreciate the Ruinart Escapade Set, a...

On Memorial Day, we honor those who served our nation. We also party. Planning to throw a bash over the three-day weekend? Clear off the patio, fire up the barbecue...

For some kids, potty training is a snap. But fastening and unfastening belts? Not so simple. Or so thought St. Louis mom Talia Goldfarb, who was tired of dressing her...

Goodie bags are a must. But what to put in them? We scoured Party City (3417 N. Western Ave., 773-871-3500), looking for the ultimate assortment of fun and inexpensive party...