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Muah Cotton Candy owner Sonya Song works on creating handcrafted cotton candy creations at her shop in Chicago's Water Tower Place on Oct. 7, 2023.

Just opened: ‘Like a kiss’ Muah Cotton Candy in Water Tower Place among openings and closings around Chicago

October 17, 2023 at 9:07 a.m.

Tucked away on the seventh floor of Water Tower Place on Michigan Avenue is a tiny candy shop creating mighty and magical confectionery creatures and more. Muah Cotton Candy brings...

Kenwood Academy Junior High School student Lydia Popova, 13, on Oct. 13, 2023. Her mother said Lydia had been preparing for weeks to take one of the most important exams of her young life.

Chicago Public Schools eighth graders in limbo after High School Admissions Test postponed over tech issues

October 13, 2023 at 6:32 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools said it's still working to set a new date for the High School Admissions Test that eighth graders were expecting to take Wednesday. The students encountered confusion...

Jessica Roote, left, of Belmont Village, dances with Maria Saxena, as Maria's son, Ravi Saxena, watches during the dementia-friendly Odyssey Chicago River cruise, Oct. 3, 2023.

Dementia-friendly Chicago River cruise gives patients and caregivers a chance to feel less isolated

October 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Under an abnormally hot October sun, a group of passengers started dancing to "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire and "Dancing Queen" by ABBA while singing along to the '70s...

The noon day business lunch hour at the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Tower on Nov. 16, 2012.

Signature Room restaurant and lounge close after decades in former Hancock Center

September 29, 2023 at 11:49 a.m.

The Signature Room at the 95th and the Signature Lounge at the 96th, iconic Chicago venues that held sweeping views of the city from the near-top of the Magnificent Mile...

Chef/partner Matteo Lo Bianco prepares the first course of a tasting menu for dinner at Maman Zari.

Maman Zari in Albany Park brings a fine dining spin to traditional Persian cuisine

September 12, 2023 at 9:31 a.m.

When Mariam Shahsavarani was choosing a name for her new Persian fine-dining restaurant — likely the first of its kind in Chicago — she knew exactly whom she wanted to...

The Smashburger at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery Chicago, on West Kinzie Street in Chicago, on Aug 6, 2023.

First look: Expect giardiniera-spiked Chicago Caviar and beer-infused bites as Guinness Open Gate opens this month

September 8, 2023 at 10:59 a.m.

While signature Guinness brews are sure to draw crowds when the brand's Open Gate Brewery opens in Chicago at the end of September, the food menu's local touches are likely...

The loft at UMMO, 22 W. Hubbard St., gives diners options for activities and entertainment in a lounge setting.

Just opened: Ummo debuts in River North, plus 6 more new Chicagoland restaurants

August 23, 2023 at 11:28 a.m.

Chef José Sosa grew up in Michoacán, Mexico, and got his start in restaurants at 16 years old as a dishwasher in Chicago. But Italy is where he really fell...

Artist Maxwell Emcays, left, talks with Odaiche Okasili about his new ASPIRE monument at Marquette Road and South Wentworth Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood on Aug. 7, 2023.

ASPIRE, the community monument in Englewood, stands as a beacon for youth, reminder of academic achievement

August 17, 2023 at 6:16 p.m.

A project that began over two years ago was erected and unveiled in Englewood Thursday morning by way of a 25-foot monument that is meant to serve as a beacon...

Zohaib Naman is an owner of Exotic Snack Guys, a shop on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago that sells snacks from around the world and does mail-order business in addition to its retail outlet.

Lobster Lay’s and mojito 7UP: International snack shops are booming in Chicagoland

August 10, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Michael Ciszewski and Susanna Triantafillou stood before a seemingly endless wall of snacks: spicy lobster-flavored Lay's, truffle-infused Pringles, garlicky shrimp Cheetos. Around the corner, chocolate spoons and matcha KitKats beckoned....

Double cheeseburger and potato chips at Billy Goat Tavern, 430 Lower Michigan Ave., photographed Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in Chicago.

Lollapalooza food: The best Chicago bites at Chow Town, plus the debut of Dessert Island

August 3, 2023 at 3:22 p.m.

Fueling up during Lollapalooza is vital to keeping energy high during the four-day festival, which kicks off Thursday. Over the years, the fest's Chow Town — the vast strip of...

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