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The Big City Blog: Illinois Craft Beer Week is back — bigger and better than ever — May 18-25
Illinois Craft Beer Week is the highly anticipated celebration featuring various festivals and hundreds of events at breweries, bars and restaurants across the state from May ... -
First Look review: The Steep Theatre’s “Birdland” is an intensely captivating exploration of the pitfalls of fame
Birdland's exploration of the psychological impact and pain resulting from a barrier-free life is original and highly nuanced. -
Nice pour: We’ve got a handful of legit spots to enjoy a whiskey cocktail in Chicago
A revival of the Prohibition-era Chicago supper club, as a five-time Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient, Untitled is serious about food. They may be even more serious ... -
Downtown breweries: Leaving work in the Loop and looking for a craft beer or two? Here are a few options nearby
Haymarket, housed in a century-old building, specializes in classic Belgian and contemporary American beer styles and has been a local leader the bourbon barrel-aging process. -
Local Corner: Exploring Chicago’s popular Six Corners intersection in Wicker Park
Tapster, located in the old Trencherman space, is a magical adult Disneyland. Beer, wine, cocktails, coffee, even kombucha — they have it all on tap! -
First Look review: The Griffin Theatre Company’s “Letters Home” is a brilliantly harrowing story of struggle, triumph and loss
What is being performed feels genuine because artificial relationships are replaced with distilled artifacts of war in the form of first-hand accounts. -
Vintage movement: A bevy of unique, quality thrift stores dominate the landscape in Wicker Park
Perusing Store B's selection is like taking a course in fashion history. ... Old-school dresses, coats, shoes and accessories abound, and their selection of elegant hats ... -
The Big City Blog: The new Parlay at Joy District, Randolph Street Market, Mamby on the Beach lineup, Mercadito’s Mixology Academy and Blue Man discounts
Parlay at Joy District is now open at 112 W. Hubbard, expanding past the Joy District rooftop and second-floor nightclub to feature this first-floor “ultramodern sports ... -
The Big City Blog: We’ve got plenty of suggestions on how to do it up right for St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago
Going green: We've got suggestions on how to do it up right for St. Patrick's Day in Chicago -
Laughs with the ladies: Second City’s “She The People” is empowering entertainment, and the cast is fun to have cocktails with too
“I was so nervous getting up there. ... He said: ‘Carisa. This is the least important thing you will do today. Waking up in the morning ...
