Grab doughnut deals all over Chicago Friday for National Doughnut Day
Celebrate all that is doughy, fried and sugary this Friday June 1 for the 80th annual National Doughnut Day. In fact, the event started in Chicago in 1938 with the...
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Chicago festivals this week: Do Division Street Fest, Pivot Arts Festival, Wingout Chicago
Honor Chicago’s diverse cultures this week with the Lincoln Park Greek Fest, Taste of Mexico in Little Village and Hyde Park Brew Fest. Maifest Chicago When: May 31-June 3 Where:...
Can a place built for epic Instagram pictures make us happy?
Be the photo-inspo of all your friends and find joy at Happy Place, a traveling pop-up installation of 13 rooms, ranging from a 20-foot-tall double rainbow to a confetti dome...
5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: La Luz, Doomed and Stoned Festival, Ric Wilson
This Memorial Day weekend, check out a performance by West Coast musicians La Luz, Chicago Doomed and Stoned Festival and local rapper Ric Wilson’s release show for his new EP...
Why do the same bands play so many Chicago festivals?
We recently asked you for your questions about fest season in Chicago. One RedEye reader chimed in: “Why do the same bands show up at so many fests? How many...
Chicago festivals this week: Memorial Day Parade, Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest, Bike the Drive
Celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend with the annual parade as well as the Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest, Mole de Mayo and Bike the Drive. Illinois Craft Beer Week When: May...
5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Joey Bada$$, Chaos Chaos, the Mountain Goats
Ester is the latest project of Anna Holmquist, who has built a full band with her “folk-y singer-songwriter vibe.” Ester will hold a release party at the Hideout on May...
Chicago festivals this week: Chicago Zine Fest, Mayfest, Lincoln Park Zoo Food Truck Social
Catch the best of Chicago creativity this week with Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival and Chicago Zine Fest and drink the spring away with Illinois Craft Beer Week and Lincoln Park...
In honor of the royal wedding, 10 ways to be British in Chicago
Sure, we may never be royals, but the nuptials of Prince Harry and (Northwestern alumna!) Meghan Markle are reason enough to celebrate like nobility. From high tea to spa treatments...
5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Raekwon, Corey Flood, Shakey Graves
Chicago native Ivy Gray-Klein fronts the moody Philadelphia band Corey Flood, which released its first EP "Wish You Hadn't" in February on Fire Talk. RedEye chatted with Gray-Kelin ahead of...