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EATBeer DinnerCompass Bar433 W. Diversey Parkway 773-248-3230Go beer-centric at the new Lincoln Park spot's inaugural brew-themed meal, which features four courses with beer pairings including a crab...
View ArticleMarket bar reopens as Packing House
Market's owner had thought about reimagining the West Loop sports bar in 2015 to better cater to guests of the pending Nobu and Soho House hotels."We wanted to be a little more upscale," said managing...
View ArticleNew North Side Red Line stations planned
The CTA today said it is planning to rebuild four North Side Red Line stations from Lawrence to Bryn Mawr.Work on the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stops and accompanying track would begin in...
View ArticleFarm-focused food in Bucktown
If you like to make special trips to the farmers market to buy produce, meat and more from small local farms, you'll have another option this fall.Local Foods--a year-old Chicago company that supplies...
View ArticleFull team ahead
Many Blackhawks fans are nervously comparing this year's very good team to last year's unbelievable Team of Destiny. They're glancing at the standings, seeing a third-place finish in the Western...
View ArticleLove story with bite
Many people think Tilda Swinton is strange.By phone, the "Only Lovers Left Alive" star both saluted that perception ("It's ridiculous and hilarious ... it means I can pass unnoticed, and I'm thrilled")...
View Article'Orange is the New Black' trailer
The official trailer for Season 2 of "Orange is the New Black" is out, and it looks like the latest Litchfield inmate will have Red seeing red.All 13 Season 2 episodes of the acclaimed will be...
View ArticleGetting intimate at Untitled
As The National's Matt Berninger hit his stride in "I Need My Girl," guitarist Aaron Dessner glanced to his right on stage. His young daughter, just south of two feet tall and wearing a pair of large,...
View ArticleA stoner's dream: The Big Cheese Poutinerie
Review:The Big Cheese Poutinerie3401 N. Clark St. 872-206-8749Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good startGod help you if you're a stoner and you live anywhere near the intersection of Clark and Roscoe...
View ArticleIn underwater hockey, hitting bottom is the point
Rachel Carrington darted toward the sliding puck to block it with her stick and prevent her opponent from scoring in the hockey game.The defender was participating in an April scrimmage off the ice. In...
View ArticleChicago spring, summer liquor trends
As bars phase out their bourbon-heavy winter cocktail menus, we're giddy to see tequila, gin and rum making their seasonal debuts. But along with those staples, bartenders are introducing other, less...
View Article8 wounded in city shootings
A 12-year-old boy and seven others were wounded in shootings between about noon Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday.The 12-year-old was hit in the leg about 8:45 p.m. in the 13100 block of South Corliss Avenue...
View ArticleBulls' playoff motto: Repetition
These Bulls seem ready for anything.After the loss of Derrick Rose and the Luol Deng trade, the fact the Bulls are entering the playoffs with home-court advantage shouldn't be a surprise, but a...
View ArticleWeekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATEaster Brunch BuffetPecking Order4416 N. Clark St. 773-907-9900Choose from more than a dozen Filipino-inspired dishes, including breakfast options such as Pandesal French toast and eggplant torta...
View ArticleTourist's dream? Nightmare?
Chicago has come up with a really big idea to boost tourism: giant puppets roaming the city's streets for days in an elaborate theatrical presentation. A multimillion-dollar deal is in the works to...
View ArticleBe your own karaoke hero
You know what I'm sick of? People telling me that singing ability has ANYTHING to do with being good at karaoke. It doesn't.True, it doesn't hurt to be able to somewhat carry a tune, but you don't need...
View ArticleVintage sexism
Dateline: Chicago, where ladies are bowling, ovens are operated by telephone and city folk can't make heads or tails of how to walk in a blizzard. Thanks to a massive YouTube video dump over the last...
View ArticleBulls lose Game 1 to Wizards 102-93
The Bulls let a 13-point lead slip away Sunday night on home turf for a 102-93 loss in Game 1 of the first-round matchup against the Wizards."We're not happy with the result tonight, a disappointing...
View Article6 children shot Sunday night
A South Side shooting left four girls and a boy hurt, and on the Northwest Side a 15-year-old girl was shot while riding in a vehicle as shootings across the city Sunday night added to the toll of a...
View ArticleAmerican Boston Marathon winner
Meb Keflezighi became the first U.S. male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades on Monday, the first running of the race since last year's fatal bombing attack.Keflezighi, who was born in...
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