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Photos: Riot Fest 2016

The last great fest of the year and RedEye's Joshua Mellin & Lenny Gilmore were on site to capture it all.
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Photos: ‘Life Sucks’ at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Lookingglass Theatre Company presents "Life Sucks" — a production about a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life's thorniest questions. The show...
Don't be turned off by the Plain Jane name for this Wicker Park pizzeria's basic cheese pizza ($3), left, one of three varieties offered by the slice. (Try also the excellent sausage for $3.50.) Love the crisp, textured crust with its little touch of char from the oven. The sauce, neither too sweet nor tart, tasted like tomato — sounds easy but often difficult to achieve — and the cheese, billed as a mix of fresh mozzarella, pecorino Romano and grana padano, added a nice touch. 1252 N. Damen Ave, 773-442-7238, <a href="http://www.craftpizzachicago.com" target="_blank">www.craftpizzachicago.com</a>

Pizza by the slice in Chicago

baiduhai staff checked out pizza by the slice throughout Chicago and into the suburbs. They came up with a list of 10 great places and their favorites at each.
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Photos: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Paramount Theatre

Paramount Theatre presents "Mamma Mia!" — a musical about love and friendship, lost dreams and that last chance to make it all right. The show runs from September 7 until...
There's a pizza I love at Roberta's in Brooklyn called the Bee Sting, named for the genius contrast of sweet honey and stinging chilies. At Stella Barra in Lincoln Park, a combo of sweet corn and Calabrian chilies has a similar (though less sticky) effect, with the bright, sweet corn helping to temper the spicy peppers. Tart goat cheese, delicate salumi, so thinly sliced it's almost translucent, and a light-handed helping of peppery arugula contribute to the burst of balanced flavors. You can opt for regular or "thin sin" crust; the latter is a fine example of cracker-style, but I'm partial to the doughier version, which is double-proofed (rises twice) and pounded down in the center until extra-puffy edges guard a thin-crusted middle like walls to a castle. 1954 N. Halsted St., 773-634-4101, www.stellabarra.com — Marissa Conrad

Chicago’s best pizza

Pizza is a contentious topic in Chicago, with as many locals hating on deep-dish as there are tourists eating it. We, however, don't discriminate. There's great pizza of all shapes...
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Photos: ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’

Drury Lane Theatre presents "Smokey Joe's Cafe"—the longest running musical revue in Broadway history. "Smokey Joe's Cafe" features jukebox hits such as "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," and "Stand By Me,"...
Sellers channeled the 1970s with the decor, which includes glowing orange lights, custom-made velvet paintings of '70s-era musicians and gleaming red Naugahyde booths.

Photo tour: HopCat in Lincoln Park

At the new Lincoln Park location of Midwest chain HopCat, beer will flow from a whopping 130 draft lines. Tour the space here.
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Photos: ‘Naperville’

Theater Wit presents "Naperville" — a comedy about high school crushes, curfews (for your mother), sight, and how beauty reveals itself in the suburbs. The show is running from August...
Bartenders Damien Vanier, left, and Chris Young at the bar, which features classic-sounding cocktails made exclusively with New World base spirits, such as a mezcal negroni.

Photos: El Che Bar

Head to the Loop for some wood-fired, South American-influenced grub and cocktails at Jon Manion's newly opened El Che Bar.