Chili Fest at Rockit Bar & Grill, half-price appetizers and more things to do in Chicago on Monday, Jan. 25.
EAT
Chili Fest
22 W. Hubbard St. 312-645-6000
Warm up with a bowl of black bean and chorizo chili as part of the annual event, which serves up a new take on the classic comfort food every day through Friday. $14.
National Soup Month
2100 N. Halsted St. 773-871-2100
The Lincoln Park restaurant celebrates all month long by offering a flight of four soups: cauliflower cream with cumin, lobster bisque, mushroom and French onion. 5-10 p.m. $9.95.
DRINK
Saugatuck Beer Release
5419 N. Clark St. 773-796-3777
Try the Michigan brewery’s new Blueberry Maple stout along with Singapore IPA and Snow Wizard oak-aged imperial brown ale and potentially snag a pint glass through a giveaway. 7-10 p.m. No cover.
CH Distillery Tasting Dinner
1401 W. Devon Ave. 773-465-9801
A three-course dinner with cocktail pairings includes a blood orange-basil gimlet, a vodka martini, grass-fed tri-tip steak and a banana-peanut butter cream-stuffed churro. 6 p.m. $44.98. Tickets: brownpapertickets.com
DO
Illinois Resident Discount Days (Free!)
1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600
Tour the museum’s exhibits on local authors, the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and more during January and February, when Illinois residents get in for free on weekdays. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free.
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
KICK (1943 W. Byron St. 773-236-8886) offers half-price appetizers, $5 draft beer and $7 draft wine from 4-6 p.m.
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