5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
Which do you prefer, Chicago? Outside: Peruse murals in Pilsen, party for Logan Square or watch the game. Inside: Grab a matinee or a double feature or, again, watch the...
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5 sports bars to watch the NBA and NHL playoffs
Both the NBA and NHL playoffs are bearing down on their championship finals, as semifinal play begins within the next week for both leagues. Sadly, neither the Bulls nor the...
Revolution Brewing to host first Italian Beef Fest on May 26
Chicago loves Italian beef. So, in a time when in seems like there's a food festival for practically every bite under the sun, it is perhaps a slight surprise that...
Drink This! Cold brew coffee infused with cannabis compound
Coffee and cigarettes is a familiar, time-tested pairing. Coffee and cannabidiol? That's a new one. Cannabidiol is better known as CBD, one of more than 100 known cannabinoids in cannabis....
5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
Drink beer, roller skate, drink more beer, chat with John Cusack or (finally) hit an outdoor farmers market this weekend. Chicago is your oyster, or something. Skate with the horses...
4 ‘Star Wars’ parties for May the Fourth around Chicago
The first Friday of May is also the fourth day of the month, which makes it May the 4th, which makes it the unofficial, annual date to celebrate tales from...
Beavers Coffee + Donuts is changing its name (and giving away free doughnuts)
Say goodbye to beavers, or, Beavers, rather. Beavers Coffee + Donuts, the popular Chicago doughnut truck, has undergone a rebranding, ditching its animal mascot in favor of a new name...
10 of our favorite chicken wing spots in Chicago
Chicken wings are great. The one-time castoff of chicken parts are now a staple item at bars and restaurants. And while wings are often presented the same way – as...
J.K. Rowling says there’s a door to Hogwarts at the Damen Blue Line stop
Is the Damen Blue Line stop secretly Chicago's own Platform 9 3/4? Per a tweet from "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling on Wednesday morning, maybe! Blue Line rider and Twitter...
6 fun and unexpected places to drink alcohol in Chicago
For better or worse, alcohol sits at the center of many of our social circles. Grabbing a drink, heading to the bar, going out to watch the game, whatever —...