Chicago

"I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from snout to tail." –H.L. Mencken

A Brewery Tour of Chicago’s Northwestern Burbs, an Underrated Beer Haven

A Brewery Tour of Chicago’s Northwestern Burbs, an Underrated Beer Haven

Plus: The final word on whether ordering flights is for amateurs

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The Chicago Gyms Where You Can Try All the Biggest Fitness Trends for 2020

Chicago Weed Legalization

How Well Do You Really Know Chicago’s New Cannabis Laws?

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The 10 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago in 2019

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The 11 Most Festive Holiday Bars in Chicago

Add These Four Iconic Looks From “Christmas Vacation” to Your Holiday Rotation

Add These Four Iconic Looks From “Christmas Vacation” to Your Holiday Rotation

What would drive a man to drive 1,000 miles around a Great Lake long after summer's end?

The Case for Taking a Winter Road Trip Around Lake Michigan

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All the Places in Chicago Where You Can Drink and Holiday Shop at the Same Time

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Stash Your In-Laws in One of These 7 Holiday-Themed Chicago Hotels

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The 8 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This November

How the City of Broad Shoulders Came to Embrace the Megastore

How the City of Broad Shoulders Came to Embrace the Megastore

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The Four Mexican Restaurants That Changed Chicago Dining in 2019

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Chicago’s Fallen in Love with the Art of Omakase

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The Entire History of Chicago Theater, In One Book

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The 7 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This October

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The 6 Best Ways to Celebrate Chicago’s Inaugural “Champagne Week”

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Khalil Mack of the Chicago Bears leaves the field following a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Soldier Field on October 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Bears Fall to Chargers After Missed Field Goal

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David Ross Officially Named as New Cubs Manager

Kohler Waters

Kohler’s New Chicago Spa Is a Temple to Water, Warmth and Relaxation

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Architecture & Real Estate

All the Top-Secret Buildings You Can Enter During Open House Chicago 2019

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How Chicago Became the Home of the Fine-Dining Brewpub

The Ashland Baseball Watch From Oak & Oscar and Wilson Sporting Goods

What’s a Baseball Bezel? Oak & Oscar’s New Watch Features the First of Its Kind.

The Budlong Chicken Sandwich

The 9 Best Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Chicago

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The 6 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This September

Chicago Fall Concerts

The 24 Chicago Concerts That Matter From Now Until 2020

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There’s a Hidden Menswear Temple in St. Paul, Minnesota

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It’s Not Too Late: A Brief Guide to Fall Camping Near Chicago

Art on theMART will unveil new projections by Charles Atlas at EXPO 2019

The 10 Exhibits — Some Big, Some Small — To See at EXPO Chicago

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Lake Tahoe Fall Travel Guide

How to Do Tahoe in Shoulder Season, aka the Best Tahoe Season

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Offroad Driving Park or World-Class Golf Resort? This Town Has Both.

Asbury Park

The Time to Enjoy Asbury Park’s Revival Is … Right Now

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Laguna Beach Is Cool Again, and Possibly the Best Beach Weekend in SoCal

A Weekend in Minneapolis, Possibly the Midwest’s Ideal Summer City

A Weekend in Minneapolis, Possibly the Midwest’s Ideal Summer City

America’s Next Great Golf Mecca Is in … Wisconsin?

America’s Next Great Golf Mecca Is in … Wisconsin?

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A Perfect Weekend at Lassen, California’s Most Slept-On National Park