Hot Seats
These modern accent chairs sizzle as artful yet essential elements.
Custom Placements: Front Page Lead
Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic Avenue
Milwaukee’s South Side is for more than beer slinging. The Bay View neighborhood, along South Kinnickinnic Avenue, is my holy grail of offbeat boutiques. On a recent visit, I was tempted to get a custom topper at McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co. (2250 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.). It’s a treat to watch milliners hover over vintage … Read more
Devil Worship
Chefs around town are embracing a certain retro party snack and giving it creative flourishes.
Choose Your Own Spa Day
Creaky joints? Prepping for a big event? Whatever ails or intrigues you, we can help you decide on the perfect treatment.
Five Midcentury Ranches for Sale
These modern designs feature lots of glass, wood, stone, and brick on spacious lots.
March Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
How to Spend $600 at On
A Swiss performance gear favorite that blends sleek design with sustainability opens a flagship here.
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: March 2025
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat
Lao Peng You’s Scallion Noodles
Making the building blocks of Lao Peng You’s scallion noodles is just the project to while away a late-winter afternoon. Neutral oil is slowly, gently infused with four types of onions, and the byproducts in turn underscore a soy sauce that tastes deeply of caramelized alliums. You’ll wind up with generous portions of both oil … Read more
Beer Scientists
By tapping new hops and out-there ingredients, Hop Butcher for the World has become one of Chicago’s buzziest breweries.