The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: November 2025

November 20, 2025October 16, 2025 by Lynette Smith

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

Thai Dang’s Crying Tiger Is Now Open

October 15, 2025 by Lynette Smith

The HaisSous chef’s new Southeast Asian spot is in partnership with Lettuce Entertain You.

January 6, 2026October 15, 2025 by Lynette Smith

TV crime fighter, coffee fiend, skin preserver

October 24, 2025October 10, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.

October 24, 2025October 10, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Whether you go minimal or maximal, these flower holders double as art.

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Bon Vivant Cakes owner Emily Nejad recommends these four spots.

October 14, 2025October 9, 2025 by Lynette Smith

The new book Eckie spotlights Walter Eckersall, a bygone local sports pioneer. Here’s what we learned.

October 13, 2025October 9, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Once a wing of a David Adler manor, this Lake Bluff home stands smartly on its own.

October 8, 2025 by Sarah Steimer

Our critic names his three favorite versions in town.

October 9, 2025October 8, 2025 by Lynette Smith

Sarah Moskowitz of the Citizens Utility Board breaks down why electricity bills are spiking.