Michigan Avenue, a new luxury magazine, has set a new launch date: September 17. Dan Uslan, most recently of Where Chicago magazine, was named the publisher today. There's a Where Chicago magazine? Live and learn. [Crain's] more ›

From the "things are tough all over" department: As if the folks at Jays didn't have enough to worry about with its recent bankruptcy filing, now two former executives of parent company Ubiquity Brands filed a lawsuit Friday claiming that they were fired in a corporate restructuring "without cause". Former Chief Financial Officer William McManaman and Chief Information Officer Gary Rietz claim their terminations are a violation of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection... more ›

Here are some other news items of note while we're at Millennium Park enjoying Muhal Richard Abrams and Reginald Robinson: The U.S. attorney's office has joined an ongoing Cook County probe into the rogue actions of an elite squad of the Chicago Police Department . Blue Line passengers can expect (more) delays starting this weekend. The sculptor who created Berwyn's spindle claims that the shopping plaza where it sits is "prostituting" the sculpture under... more ›

A Cook County judge today dismissed a civil lawsuit against William Kennedy Smith. The suit was brought by Kennedy's former personal assistant who said he sexually assaulted her in his Chicago home in January 1999. This was after a night out boozing. Smith, of course, has repeatedly denied the claim. more ›

A Cook County couple is suing American Airlines over what they claim is false advertising. Two years ago Jerome and Judith O'Callaghan say they bought American Airlines tickets to Paris because they advertised that their seats have more legroom. Instead they say they were so cramped up in seats 19A and 19B on a Boeing 767 that they suffered back and leg pain throughout their vacation and after they got home. The lawsuit claims that Judith, who suffered from back injuries, had been assured there would be plenty of legroom in her seat. When she saw the seats they were assigned they tried to request roomier seats but were denied. Jerome says that his legs were so unsteady after the flight that he tripped at the entrance to the Basilica of St. Paul's in Rome - an injury that resulted in a broken nose and smashed teeth. They are seeking more than $100,000. more ›