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Last week’s most popular story just happened to be about an adorable critter at the Shedd Aquarium, but there’s a side of burger news and some politics mixed in as well.
There’s a little something for everybody, so here’s What Clicked last week.
>> No. 1: Chicago’s otter obsession
She just goes by “Pup 681,” but the nameless furball rescued by the Shedd Aquarium stole everyone’s hearts and distracted the populace from election news.
So when we weren’t gawking at otter photos, voters did have their say on some pretty important issues in Illinois, including medical marijuana and the minimum wage. We broke it all down for you.
>>No. 3: Hungry Brain shutting down
Pour one out for the coolest dive bar in Roscoe Village. After more than a decade, the Hungry Brain—one of Chicago’s top reviewed bars on Yelp!—will close its non-descript doors. Fear not, regulars, we have details on the closing date, and there’s still a little time to stop in and raise a glass.
What happens when you strap a GoPro to a bottle of Malort? Pretty much what you would expect. A group of Malort diehards did just that at a Halloween party, and the result is hypnotizing and intoxicating.
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Chicago has it’s first Shake Shake, and we took some time to photograph damn near everything on the menu. Warning, do not click if you are hungry.
Editor’s note: I’m hungry. If I had my way right now, the Otter and the burgers would be neck and neck, but I encourage accuracy out of reporter Mick Swasko. This ranking is based on redeyechicago.com analytics for last week. However we reserve some discretion to bring you, the user, the most pertinent information. Now, in exchange, bring me a double SmokeShack and a Concrete. Thanks.
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