It is two-thirty in the morning at Carol’s Pub. Most of the other bars in the neighborhood have closed, and customers of all ages—from twenty-one to sixty—file in to order more beer and whiskey, and ...

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Greek philosopher Socrates declared, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” That extreme statement is a foundational idea of Western philosophy. It’s hard to do! To be ...

The building itself is actually 138 years old, opening its doors in 1885 as the Studebaker Brothers’ Lake Front Carriage Repository. But they quickly outgrew their showplace. When the Fine Arts ...

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Smoque Defends Its Trademark Turf Against Weber The recently released Weber Smoque is “a pellet smoker that costs $799 or $999, depending on the size.” Barry Sorkin, “owner and pitmaster behind ...

ART Chicago Artist Selva Aparicio Wins Burke Prize From Museum of Arts and Design New York City’s Museum of Arts and Design has announced Selva Aparicio [Newcity Art 50 and Breakout Artist] as the ...

Today in culture: Tuesday, March 5, 2024.Enzo’s In Chicago Heights Closes After Seventy-Five Years Family-owned Enzo’s Beef & Sausage on Chicago Road had to close early on its final night after ...

Less than 50 miles east of Medora, a two-lane highway intersecting with the interstate is marked by a large sculpture, “Geese in Flight.” At 110 feet tall, 154 feet wide and nearly eighty tons, it’s ...

By Hugh Iglarsh The Prairie State doesn’t get much flatter or emptier than the narrow northern panhandle of Ford County, Illinois, about eighty miles south-southwest of Chicago. Stretching on the map ...

Dove’s Deluxe Dinner Returns Wicker Park diner Dove’s Luncheonette brings its deluxe dinner back, featuring five courses “loaded with peak produce,” including: spring peas with chilled smoked ...

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