Carrie Schedler

There are new places, new deals, and new locations for some old favorites in town.

New Belgium's traveling bike and beer fest didn't let a sticky afternoon and a muddy venue slow down the madcap fun.

Get fancy tea for cheap, cake with Marie Antoinette, and a night of beer, boxing, and burlesque in Logan Square.

Slippery Slope, Moxee, and more places where everyone in town wants to raise a glass this month.

These local restaurants are whipping up homemade gourmet desserts that put your standard soft serve to shame.

And in other news, you can sip a Sazerac at Scofflaw, shop Argyle Street after dark, and eat on a farm in Michigan City.

With cheap drinks, good food, and a laidback vibe, you could actually hang out here for an evening—in spite of its location.

Have a mojito, get a burger, OD on BBQ at the Windy City Smokeout, and more.

You can also get dirt-cheap breakfast burritos, enlist someone to pack a picnic for you, and snag free beer. Free beer!