The Top Five Things to Do This Week Ear Taxi Festival, Fall Bulb Festival, Kanye West, Music Box Theatre Special Screenings, and Merge Read more
What You Need to Know About the Chicago Dining Scene this Week By John Hardberger and Carrie Schedler Alpana Singh goes to Evanston and Red Robin Burger Works says farewell. Read more
UPDATE: Save the Reader. It's Important. By Whet Moser The Chicago Reader is asking for help from Chicagoans—and Chicagoans, in kind, need the Reader. Read more
Changes Are Coming to Gemini Bistro By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger The spot will stick to its concept but undergo some updates this winter (including a new name and larger bar). Read more
When Private Security Patrols Public Streets By Jeremy Borden More Chicagoans are outsourcing their policing to private companies. What does that mean for the city? Read more
Agrihoods Are Bringing the Country to City Life By Adrienne Hurst Luxe living goes agro in suburban Burlington Township. Read more
10 Stories You Should Read This Week By Whet Moser Chicago police’s secret budget, how Wall Street profited off CPS woes, and the historic homes of Old Norwood Park Read more
All Your Burning Questions About CTA's New Plastic Seats, Answered By Melissa Shin and Whet Moser CTA started testing the plastic seats in May. If we make the switch, we'll be joining an industry-wide trend away from fabric—but will it make us cleaner? Read more
It's Time to Play Cubs Cliché Bingo By Luke Seemann Curses! Expect the national media to trot out the usual lowlights of Cubs history. Read more
