A Happy Week
Top restaurants all over the city are offering happy hour discounts on food and drink. We’ve put together a full week’s worth of deals.
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Where We Believe the Population Center of Chicago Sits
The Bulls may be more central to our population’s universe than we thought.
When a Proposed Development Threatens Disinvestment
Despite a lack of support from the 22nd Ward, developer IDI Logistics is moving forward with demolishing a dozen century-old industrial buildings in North Lawndale. Will it become another empty lot?
How to Do a Tasting Menu and Birthday Dinner Spots
Our dining editor offers suggestions for trying your first tasting menu and the best place for a birthday meal.
British Steakhouse Import Hawksmoor Gears Up for a Summer Opening
The lauded spot is all about sustainable beef, great martinis, and a beautiful ambiance.
A Playwright’s Ode to Stokely Carmichael
Nambi E. Kelley gives the civil rights activist his due at Court Theatre.
The Drawing the Art Institute Won’t Give Back
The heirs of a famous Jewish entertainer killed in the Holocaust want the museum to return a work they say was stolen by the Nazis. But was it really?
Five Flashback Properties from the 1950s
Who will buy (and hopefully protect) these modernist properties across the greater Chicago area?