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The Hand & The Eye Opens Saturday

April 16, 2026 by Lynette Smith
The Grand Salon at The Hand & The Eye

The massive magic venue will feature two restaurants, eight bars, and multiple theaters.

Categories Dining & Drinking Tags Dining & Drinking

The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

April 17, 2026April 16, 2026 by Lynette Smith

The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Dining & Drinking, Hot List

Five Things to Do: April 17-19

April 15, 2026 by Sarah Steimer

What to do in Chicago this weekend.

Categories Culture & Travel Tags Culture

What Was Really Found in Capone’s Vault

April 15, 2026 by Sarah Steimer

Forty years ago, and after much hype, little was discovered inside the gangster’s vault. Instead, it may have pried open Americans’ love of reality TV.

Categories City Life Tags City Life

Kicks Starter

April 16, 2026April 15, 2026 by Lynette Smith
Yohance Lacour

Sneaker maker Yohance Lacour learned his leather craft in, of all places, prison.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Style, Style & Shopping

Ep. 25: The Restaurants We’ve Revisited Lately

April 14, 2026 by Sarah Steimer

Another round-robin episode where Amy and John chat about what’s new at some old favorites.

Categories Dining & Drinking Tags Dining & Drinking, Dish podcast

Shop and Snack

April 17, 2026April 13, 2026 by Lynette Smith
Postcard, the coffee shop at Monos

Cool places to grab a bite are popping up inside more and more stores. Here are three new favorites.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Dining & Drinking

Unique Homes in Unexpected Places

April 13, 2026 by Sarah Steimer

Who would have thought to find a Peter Roesch-designed home in the land of McMansions?

Categories Real Estate Tags Real Estate

Brick City

April 11, 2026April 9, 2026 by Lynette Smith
Chicago common brick

Here’s what we learned from a new book on Chicago’s checkered history with the ubiquitous building blocks.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life, Five Things

Why Does Chicago Have Nonpartisan City Elections?

April 9, 2026April 8, 2026 by Lynette Smith
Ray Wardingley speaks at a news conference on October 11, 1982, as part of his campaign against then-Mayor Jane Byrne.

If no one receives a majority of votes, the top two finishers, regardless of party, enter a runoff.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags City Life, City of Big Questions
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