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The Farce Side
Don't-miss picks for 10.28.09 through 11.03.09: Druids at CST … Monsters at Auditorium … dinosaurs in Brookfield … ghosts in West Town … and more Read more
Table of Contents
The Table of Contents for the October 2009 issue of Chicago magazine. The cover story is "Where to Get Stuff Fixed" Read more
Greatest Mistake
Don't-miss picks for 09.02.09 through 09.08.09: An Oscar nom comes home … poets pay ode to the fair dino … Burnham goes celluloid … Plus, a Million Dollar Broadway nod and more Read more
Weekend Photos: The Rocking Horse
Good things come to those who wait. We first got word of The Rocking Horse (2535 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-486-0011), a Logan Square hang from the minds behind the Ukrainian Village's High Dive, last winter. While the bar didn't quite make its targeted early-spring opening, we spotted neighborhood types looking awfully jolly as they... Read more
Weekend Photos: Cole's
What's halfway between The Whistler's handcrafted cocktails and hipster ’tude, and Two Way Lounge's dirt-cheap beer and barroom decorum? Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-276-5802), a new low-key Logan Square dive just down the block from both, where mostly neighborhood types congregate over mostly... Read more
French Bliss
By Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby
The Timeless Allure of the Bistro
Joseph Calabrese (owner of Zia’s Trattoria and veteran of Ambria and Spiaggia) has gone French at Café Touché (6731 N. Northwest Hwy.; 773-775-0909), a block from Zia’s. Calabrese describes the 80-seat spot—designed by his wife—as “a cross between a café in Paris and a French Quarter look in New Orleans.” The menu is straight-up... Read more
Queen Dee
Don’t-miss picks for 07.29.09 through 08.04.09: The Loop gets its long-awaited sexual Awakening … Lakeview drowns its sorrows at the thought of a beer-free Wrigley … The hands-down-best singer in Chicago belts in back-to-back gigs … SNL’s “Pat” returns—now 100-percent woman … A local lit darling lays out the carpet squares … and more Read more
Nine Questions for the Smallbar Guys
I spent Monday night engaged in just about the best possible Monday-night activity: drinking $4 Allagash Whites on Smallbar's dreamy patio. I named the Logan Square spot my favorite bar in my very first Chaser post, and things haven't changed much since then—for me. But for the guys behind the bar, and its sibling location on Division Street, change is afoot: namely, a third location, slated to open in... Read more