Heather Schroering

How Ada Street redefined Restaurant Week with innovative themed menus

May 25, 2019 at 6:37 p.m.

From serial killers' last meals to first suppers in the White House, a tiny kitchen doesn't hold this neighborhood bar-turned restaurant back from much, especially creative Restaurant Week menus. The...

Meet the Chicagoan who’s helping thousands from Illinois get to the Women’s March on Washington

August 22, 2019 at 2:46 a.m.

Mrinalini Chakraborty doesn't know when she became an activist. The 26-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago graduate student from India said it just complements her opinionated personality. In March 2016...

Outdoor s’mores this winter? You betcha

June 6, 2018 at 12:11 p.m.

Camp out around the fire at Logan Square sports bar Park & Field. Worth a trip: S'mores basket ($9) at Park & Field3509 W. Fullerton Ave. 765-426-6657 Winter patio hangs...

President Barack Obama gives his farewell address at McCormick Place tomorrow at 8 p.m.

7 places to watch Obama’s farewell address

June 6, 2018 at 2:52 p.m.

This weekend's frigid temperatures didn't stop thousands of Chicagoans from standing outside of McCormick Place in hopes of scoring a free ticket to President Barack Obama's farewell address tomorrow night...

East Room is Logan Square’s latest 4 a.m. bar

May 25, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Logan Square bar hoppers now have another place to keep the party going after 2 a.m. The folks behind second-floor nightclub East Room (2354 N. Milwaukee Ave.) announced in a...

Sip drinks with sticky rice syrup, fish sauce and other Cambodian flavors at Bar DeVille Tuesday

May 25, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Latin spirits are so 2016 (just kidding, we love them!). But why not kick off the new year with a little taste of Southeast Asia at Bar DeVille on Tuesday?...

Analogue in Logan Square closed in July shortly after an ownership shift.

More than 100 Chicago bars and restaurants closed in 2016

May 25, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

We suffered some major losses in 2016, and Chicago's bar and restaurant scene certainly didn't go unscathed. The city saw more than 100 closings, including Feast in Bucktown after a...

7 Chicagoans who will change the way you eat and drink in 2017

May 25, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Chicago is home to some of the biggest, most recognizable names in the industry. Stephanie Izard, Rick Bayless, Graham Elliot, Paul Kahan and Charles Joly have all made their mark...

The 12 best new bars of 2016

May 25, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Fact: Booze was a necessary coping mechanism for dealing with 2016. Also fact: Chicago rose to the occasion with a slew of innovative bars to keep us on our toes....

14 Chicago bars open Christmas Day

May 25, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

You don't have to spend Christmas Day alone when you can hang out with none of your closest friends at a handful of bars that will leave the light on...

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