Labor Day events and specials to take advantage of
Sorry to rip the bandage off, but someone has to. Summer is already on the outs, but Labor Day helps soften the blow. (BTW, there are still 15 days of...
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Chicago festivals this weekend: Sept. 4-7
Fests don't stop for Labor Day weekend. In fact, some are taking advantage of the long weekend. Get a cultural fix at Taste of Polonia and African Festival of the...
Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
A Big Lebowski beer tapping, Beyonce's birthday bash, happy hour specials and more things to do in Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 3. EAT Cupcake Preview (Free!) Sprinkles Cupcakes 50 E....
Hunger pains at first Chicago Food and Wine Festival
Food and wine are meant to be paired, and that's exactly what Chicago Food and Wine Festival aimed to do in Lincoln Park over the weekend. Naturally, booze makes you...
The Heavy Feather at Slippery Slope brings justice to ’70s cocktails
July was good to the Chicago bar scene. On top of happy hour returning, three already awesome drinking spots—Thalia Hall, Henry's and Slippery Slope—all birthed their own baby bars within...
6 cookbooks by Chicago Food and Wine Festival chefs
Raise your hand if you didn't get tickets to Chicago Food and Wine Festival this weekend. For some of us, $175 a day is a bit steep. The inaugural upscale...
Disco dance party Rec Room below Henry’s
July was good to the Chicago bar scene. On top of happy hour returning, three already awesome drinking spots—Thalia Hall, Henry's and Slippery Slope—all birthed their own baby bars within...
Piano saloon Tack Room is most likely to become your new favorite watering trough
July was good to the Chicago bar scene. On top of happy hour returning, three already awesome drinking spots—Thalia Hall, Henry's and Slippery Slope—all birthed their own baby bars within...
7 quick weekend trips near Chicago
Don't waste another three-day weekend on your couch surrounded by Two Buck Chuck empties and takeout cartons (not that we're judging or anything). Instead, hit the road on a quick...
Chicago festivals this weekend: Aug. 28-30
If variety is the spice of life, this weekend has it made with both variety and spice. The new Chicago Hot Sauce Festival is for foodies with a penchant for...