When Rogers Park was annexed to Chicago, in 1893, Howard Street became the city’s boundary with Evanston. The little 80-acre neighborhood just north of Howard along the lake was known as Germania, after the German immigrants who had settled there. But Germania had a problem. It was cut off from the rest of Evanston by … Read more
The chocolate-grapefruit cookie is topped with a liqueur glaze — and it won’t make you wince.
From croissants to half-chickens, these are the things our critic kept seeing.
From pistachio gelato to spicy Sichuan noodles, the most memorable bites of the moment offer a delicious tour of the city.
From a fixer-upper that was Harold Washington’s childhood home to a five-bedroom new build, here’s what’s on the market in the historic neighborhood.
Chicago desperately needs more housing. But when it comes to building apartments, the city is its own worst enemy.
If you sit at the counter at Torizen, a Japanese restaurant in Schaumburg that serves quick lunches during the day and izakaya dishes at night, you get quite the show. Amid the burners, ovens, and prep tables lies a tonkatsu station, where cooks bread and fry both chicken and Berkshire pork cutlets to order. They … Read more
The chef talks about his approach to Roman cuisine at the new restaurant.
