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Horns of Plenty

Author: Scott Morrow

The Chicago Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary in style with legends and locals alike. READ»

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BARS + CLUBS

Best Beats
Author: Maya Henderson

Pay homage to history this week, some of it over a quarter-century old, some just a few years in the making. READ »

FOOD

Labor Day Deals
Author: Stacy Warden

It may be called Labor Day, but we think it's time you took a load off. Relax at one of these local spots. READ »

MUSIC

The Graduate
Author: Dan Morgridge

These downstate rockers have aced the college charts and are ready to conquer the big city. READ »

Calendar Listings for Chicago Music Shows
Chicago Music Events

THEATER

Next August
Author: Zev Valancy

A year after its Steppenwolf premiere, how is "August: Osage County" doing in New York? READ »

Calendar Listings for Chicago Theater Performance
Chicago Theater Shows

ARTS & WORDS

Must-See Art Exhibits
Author: Justin Sondak

Do you believe that cats can fly? Check out Christopher Klein's work, and you just might. READ »

Calendar Listings for Chicago Arts Scene
Chicago Arts Listings

FITNESS

Train Like An Olympian
Author: Mike Clark

It may be too late to make the summer Olympics this year, but you can still work out like the athletes representing our country. READ »

LIFESTYLE

Worth the Wait
Author: Sharon Hoyer

A meal hosted by Slow Food Chicago proves that all good things come in due time. READ »

Wednesday's
Drink Deal$
S M T W Th F S
  • Cobra Lounge: $3 Guinness, Newcastle and Jameson
  • Kroll's South Loop: $3 Captain Morgan cocktails and bottles of Heineken, Heineken Light and Amstel Light, $5 Red Captains (Red Bull and Captain Morgan), half-off bottles of wine, $5 select glasses of wine
  • Bar 122: $2.50 bottles of domestic beer, $4 bombs
  • Black Beetle: $2 domestic bottles
  • Garv Inn: $10 buckets of domestic beer
Columns: Our resident experts deliver fresh takes on city life.
  • Bar Tab Tales: Dana Kavan scours the city for creative concoctions and delicious drink deals.
  • Cheap Thrills:
    Erin Brereton is on a never-ending search for life on the cheap.
  • Green Thumb: Sharon Hoyer reports on her endeavors to make “greening” a practicable way of life.
  • Best When Drunk: Zinny Fandel shares her tales of living the (mostly) BYOB life at some of the city’s best liquor-free restaurants.
  • Raving Dish:
    Misty Tosh explores back-alley eateries and seedy ethnic joints in search of Chicago’s culinary treasures.
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Chat Room
In-the-know Interviews: We ask leading locals about their Chicago.
Glenn Fahlstrom
Monday August 25, 2008
The owner of Glenn's Diner gets ready for his close-up. READ»
August 18, 2008 Chef Nick Lacasse
August 11, 2008 Artists Novem Collective
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Belly Busting
Author: Anna Pulley

How to deal with an exhibitionist girlfriend. READ »