Can't Wait for Star Wars? Five Chicago Events to Hold You Over By Calley Nelson Bars and restaurants across Chicago are cooking up Star Wars–themed cocktails and food. Read more
Formento's Does A Fine Brunch By Carrie Schedler With a few tweaks it could be a West Loop contender; for now, it's a lovely place to spend the morning. Read more
Chi-Raq Is a Wasted Opportunity By Tomi Obaro The latest Spike Lee joint premieres nationally today. Read more
What Four Chicago Artists Can't Wait to See This Winter Renée Fleming, Robert Falls, Robyn Mineko Williams, and Dee Alexander talk about what they want to see this season. Read more
This Week’s Roundup of Local Design Sales, Trends, and Events By Helena Kim More holiday sales from Jayson Home and Pagoda Red and a book signing at Restoration Hardware Read more
Here Are This Week’s Top Sales, Openings, and Style Events By Jenny Berg The Marchesa designers hit Nordstrom, Giorgio Armani offers 40 percent discounts, and Renegade Craft Fair returns Read more
Lollapalooza Will Grow to Four Days Next Year. Uh-oh. By Matt Pollock Chicago's three-day mega-fest just usurped the better half of a week. Read more
Rahm Gives His Version of That Tiff with Spike Lee By Emmet Sullivan The mayor continues to object to using “Chi-Raq” as a title. Read more
Christmas vs. Hanukkah: Two Comics Sound Off By Elly Fishman Two rising standup comics—one raised Catholic, the other a Jew—go head to head on the merits of their holiday traditions. Read more
Get Your Fill of Locally Grown Dishes at Stock By Maggie Hennessy Local Foods’ café serves up hearty Midwestern plates Read more
