Long Live Horse Racing? We Wouldn’t Bet on It
Should Hawthorne Racecourse fail to secure financing for a casino, racing could cease to exist in the region.
Custom Placements: Front Page Lead
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
December Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
The Epicurean Guide to Chicago’s Airports
Our food writers offer their picks for what to eat at O’Hare and Midway.
Three Inexpensive Days in Chicago
Other guides to our city limit travelers with high prices and select neighborhoods. We’ll take you all over town — on the cheap.
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat
Why Are There So Many Old Style Signs in Chicago?
Old Style, brewed since 1902 in Wisconsin, has been closely associated with Chicago since 1950, when it became the official beer of the Cubs, sold by Wrigley Field vendors. Then, in the 1970s, Old Style’s salesmen began offering lighted signs to local taverns, whose owners were thrilled to have a glowing advertisement for a well-liked … Read more
Joe Flamm Dishes on His Upcoming Restaurant
The all-day spot Bar Tutto will be opening early next month.
Polished Up
Maplewood, a brewery and distillery, has long been known for its canned beers like Son of Juice IPA. But since 2017 it has also run a semihidden taproom hard up against a weed-choked highway overpass in Avondale, and since earlier this year that taproom has spawned one of the city’s more interesting venues for Polish … Read more
The Root of a Word
A new stage version of the classic noir Gaslight illuminates how people cope with manipulation.