Samantha Nelson is a freelance writer who has spent more than 15 years writing about what to eat, drink and do in Chicago for publications including the baiduhai, Eater Chicago, Time Out Chicago, The Daily Herald and RedEye. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Here's where to drink on a budget this week. Thursday, June 15 Cabana Club (1616 N. Milwaukee Ave. 872-315-3083) hosts a Big Star pop-up from 5-9 p.m. featuring $4 tacos,...
When you're not feeling any of your go-to lunch options or desperately need a snack to get you through the rest of the day, there are few things more exciting...
Here's where to drink on a budget this week. Thursday, June 8 A10 Hyde Park (1462 E. 53rd St. 773-288-1010) offers $8 draft cocktails, $6 glasses of wine, $4 Lagunita...
As the grandson of Chicago Bears founder George Halas, Patrick McCaskey grew up around football. He started going to games when he was 5, sitting and watching his grandfather coach....
On July 12, 1979, an explosion rocked Chicago's Comiskey Park during the break between a White Sox doubleheader. While chaos broke out, forcing the team to cancel their second game,...
If binge-watching season two of "Master of None" left you craving a negroni, you're in luck. From June 5-11 you can try creative spins on the classic bitter Italian cocktail...
Brunch is a treat in any season, but it's never better than in summer, when it provides the perfect way to start a day of savoring all Chicago has to...
Here's where to drink on a budget this week. Thursday, June 1 ZED451 (739 N. Clark St. 312-266-6691) offers half-price bottles of wine and bites in the bar area and...
Here's where to drink on a budget in Chicago this week. Thursday, May 25 Close out Chicago Craft Beer Week with complimentary tastings of Lagunitas Lagunator lager, Little Sumpin' Sumpin'...
Evanston resident Michael Simon has done plenty of public speaking as executive director of the Northwestern University Hillel, but when he heard that the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and...