Local Counsel with Blaine C. Kimrey
The Chicago attorney tells us what’s good in the neighborhood
Published in 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine — February 2017 on January 13, 2017
Updated on October 3, 2019
Best place to take a client - A Cubs game at Wrigley Field.
Favorite watering hole - The Chicago Athletic Association.
Best restaurant - North Pond.
Favorite historical fact about Chicago - The “Windy City” refers not to the winds blowing off of Lake Michigan, but to the fact that Chicago’s politicians are full of hot air.
Favorite historical site - The Museum of Science and Industry—last surviving building from the White City.
Favorite historical resident - Michelle Obama.
Where to go after a win - For a run along the lakefront in Evanston.
Where to go after a loss - For a run along the lakefront in Evanston.
Favorite courthouse perk - The view of Lake Michigan from the Daley Center.
Besides the people, favorite thing about your office - The pingpong table on the 15th floor.
Best place to reflect - The trail along the lake from Wacker to Museum Campus.
Best place for people watching - Chicago Riverwalk.
Favorite local shop - The farmers market in Ogilvie train station.
Favorite coffee shop - Intelligentsia.
Favorite pizza joint - Union Pizza Evanston.
Cubs or Sox? - Cubs (duh).
Most heartbreaking city sports moment - 108 years of Cubs failures.
Favorite city sports moment - Cubs win the World Series in 2016!
Favorite city law - No smoking in public buildings.
Place to take out-of-town guests - Chicago architectural boat tour.
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