Tribune’s 2026 Holiday Cookie Contest: Submit your recipes now Chicago may be easing into autumn, but it's already time to launch the Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest, which is marking its 40th edition.
Chicken coup? Family flap over control of famous Harold’s Chicken Shack brand lands in court By Sam Charles July 9, 2026 at 10:28 a.m. Six months after the death of Harold’s Chicken Shack CEO Kristen Pierce-Sherrod, the question remains:...
Suburban craft brewer Pollyanna is buying and reopening Chicago’s shuttered Alarmist brewery and taproom By Robert Channick July 9, 2026 at 7:21 p.m. Banking on the shelf life of a shuttered Chicago craft brewery, Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling ...
Column: ‘Cash Only’ exhibit mixes booze and art and makes community By Rick Kogan July 8, 2026 at 1:39 p.m. “Cash Only: An Ode to Dive Bars” is a provocative exhibition at a gallery called...
Patio guide: 22 spots to eat and drink outside across Chicago this summer By Kayla Samoy July 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. For this patio guide, we take a look at recently opened spots on the Northwest...
Taste of Chicago returns to Grant Park this week. Here’s the 5-day food lineup. By Evgenia Anastasakos July 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Taste of Chicago will take over Grant Park this week with dozens of food vendors,...
‘It’s greasy, it’s disgusting, but it’s absolutely glorious’: Local cuisines give World Cup fans more to cheer By Dee-Ann Durbin July 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. World Cup fans came from overseas for the cheering. But they’re also doing a lot...
Affordable cocktails are getting harder to find. Start with these 11 Chicago bars and restaurants. By Eva Remijan-Toba July 6, 2026 at 9:03 a.m. Whether you’re looking for a $7 margarita, a $10 negroni or a budget-friendly martini, these...
What’s the perfect American hot dog? Depends where you grew up. By Katie Workman July 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Here are just some of the forms a hot dog can take across the U.S.:
Did the milk expire? California bans ‘sell by’ food labels to cut food waste By Olga R. Rodriguez July 1, 2026 at 5:17 p.m. It bans the use of “sell by” labels on food packaging, which experts say act...
10 pop-up events to eat and drink at in Chicago this July, from a spicy margarita competition to a taco crawl By Samantha Nelson July 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Neighborhoods are showing off their unique flavors with a Rogers Park Taco Crawl and the...