Is it just us, or has football season arrived faster than you can say “Jay Cutler?” The Chicago Bears’ first pre-season home game is Saturday, with the first regular season game to follow on Sept. 13. And for college football fans, the NCAA season kicks off Sept. 3. Looking for a watering hole at which to huddle up with fellow fanatics? We’ve got the scoop on deals at 14 local bars.
– DEALS CURRENTLY RUN WEEKLY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Clybar
2417 N. Clybourn Ave. 773-388-1877
TVs: 6
College allegiance: Purdue University
Game-day deals: $4 22-ounce Bud Light drafts, $7 22-ounce import drafts on Saturdays (starting Sept. 5); $5 bloody marys and $15 Miller or Coors buckets on Sundays.
The Stretch
3485 N. Clark St. 773-755-3980
TVs: 15
College allegiance: Michigan State University
Game-day deals: $3 domestics, $15 domestic beer buckets and $5 32-ounce bloody marys on Saturdays for MSU games starting Sept. 5. Bear Down Brunch (11 a.m. through game’s end) starts Sept. 13 on Sundays with $5 mimosas, $5 32-ounce bloody marys, plus $5 buckets of mac ‘n’ cheese fritters, hot dogs and cheese fries.
LaSalle Power Co.
500 N. La Salle St. 312-661-1122
TVs: 8, plus a 167-inch video wall
College allegiance: Ohio State University
Game-day deals: $10 tailgate buffet (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays) with eats such as biscuits and gravy, mini-burgers, ribs and fried chicken, plus a $5 bloody mary or mimosa bar.
The Shire
3328 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-935-6391
TVs: 7
College allegiance: Michigan State University
Game-day deals: $10 buckets of mixed domestic cans, $5 bomb shots and $5 3 Olives vodka cocktails on Saturdays; $5 bloody marys and $4 beer-mosas on Sundays. All deals apply for preseason Bears games only.
Division Ale House
1942 W. Division St. 773-384-6886
TVs: 8
College allegiance: None
Game-day deals: $5 wings during all Saturday and Sunday NCAA and NFL games; $3 Bud Light bottles on Saturday and $5 PBR and Jameson shot combo on Sunday; $6 pizzas and $10 Bud Light towers during Monday Night Football.
Mary’s Rec Room
5402 N. Clark St. 773-784-6969
TVs: 8
College allegiance: University of Michigan, Auburn University
Game-day deals: $15 buckets of mixed domestic and American microbrew bottles on NCAA game days.
The Firkin & Pheasant
670 W. Diversey Pkwy. 773-327-7040
TVs: 14
College allegiance: Michigan State University
Game-day deals: $3 drafts and $12 pitchers on Sundays; $3.50 margaritas ($14 pitchers), $2.50 Coors Light drafts ($10 pitchers) on Mondays. On Bears game days, fill out a free football square for the chance to win pub gift certificates and discounts. All deals start Sept. 1.
MORE DEALS
Bull & Bear
Half-price wings and $3 Bud Light bottles on Saturdays and Sundays starting Aug. 29. 431 N. Wells St. 312-527-5973.
The Ledge
$6 48-ounce domestic beer mugs, tailgate on the patio starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 1745 W. North Ave. 773-252-6053.
Toasted Ox
Half-off draft beer, $10 domestic buckets, $15 import buckets, $3 Jack and Captain shots or mixed drinks on Bears game days. 2470 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-697-4752.
Tilted Kilt
Make a reservation during the month of August to host your NFL Fantasy Football draft at the bar and score a free order of wings, a round of domestic drafts and a VIP season pass for 10 percent off future orders on NFL Football Sundays during the regular season. 17 N. Wabash St. 312-269-5580.
Theory
$16 mix-and-match domestic beer buckets and $6 mimosas on Saturdays and Sundays starting Aug. 31. 9 W. Hubbard St. 312-644-0004.
Market
$3 Bud Light drafts, $12-$15 beer buckets, $5 bombs and $6 bloody marys on Saturdays and Sundays starting Sept 5. 1113 W. Randolph St. 312-929-4787.
District Bar
$3 Coors Light on Saturdays, $15 domestic beer buckets on Sundays. 170 W. Ontario St. 312-337-3477.
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