BEST USE OF A PARKING LOT
BEST VIRTUAL LIVE COMEDY EXPERIENCE
BEST QUARANTINE SOUNDTRACK
BEST PANDEMIC ESCAPE
Enchanted Garden Treehouse Airbnb
BEST DINING INNOVATION
BEST OUTDOOR THEATER THAT’S NOT A DRIVE-IN
BEST NEW FITNESS STUDIO
BEST RETAIL PIVOT
BEST IN-RESTAURANT MARKETS
El Che Meat & Provisions and Daisies Market
BEST BRUNCH ALTERNATIVE
BEST CINEMATIC REBIRTH
BEST WATCHDOG
Kelly Bauer, breaking news editor at Block Club Chicago
BEST WINE CLUB FOR NEWBIES
BEST PANDEMIC DIARIES
BEST VIRTUAL RESTAURANT
Bokuchan’s Japanese Curry House
BEST ARTISTIC EVOLUTION
BEST QUARANTINE GLOW-UP
BEST NEW INSTANT HAPPY HOUR
BEST NEW MUTUAL AID PAIRING
Community Kitchen and the Love Fridge
BEST CHEFFY BARBECUE
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
BEST TWIST ON A JEWISH DELI TREAT
BEST INSTAGRAM-ONLY FOOD
BEST DEVELOPMENT FOR IMPATIENT DINERS
BEST TACO THAT SAVED A RESTAURANT
BEST INFLUENCER WHO BLEW UP
BEST NEW PLANT SHOP
BEST SIGN OF LIFE ON THE MAG MILE
BEST POETIC INTERLUDE
Online writing classes from the Newberry Library
BEST INSTA RETAIL THERAPY
BEST TAKEOUT INNOVATION
BEST NEWS FOR CHOOSY READERS
Pilsen Community Books subscription programs
BEST NEW BAKERY
The Five Best New Sandwiches