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Where to Drink Cocktails Right Now in Chicago

By Ashok Selvam September 23

A Wrigleyville Pub Runs Out of Luck After 50 Years

By Naomi Waxman September 22

Chicago’s Lost Lake Reopens Sans Its Famed Tiki Drinks — and, It Hopes, the Genre’s Colonialist Baggage

By Ashok Selvam and Aimee Levitt September 10

Nobody’s Darling, Chicago’s New Black-Owned Queer Bar, Looks to the Future

Andersonville’s new cocktail spot could be a blueprint for tomorrow

By Naomi Waxman September 2

8 Updates

Eater Chicago’s Last-Minute Road Trip Guide

For those who need trip ideas, find all of Eater Chicago’s travel-related guides in one place

By Eater Chicago Staff August 31

Pizza Potstickers Land in Logan Square at Bar With an Alien Vibe

By Naomi Waxman August 13

A Thoughtful Bar Pop-Up Gives Logan Square a Dedicated Space for Agave

By Aimee Levitt August 11

Goose Island 2021 Bourbon County Eight-Beer Lineup Introduces a Cola Flavor

By Ashok Selvam August 10

United Center Fan Favorite WestEnd to Close After 14 Years

By Ashok Selvam August 5

14 Updates

The Saga of Chicago ‘Tamale Guy’ Claudio Velez

The diminutive Mexican immigrant stands tall as a titan over Chicago’s bar scene

By Ashok Selvam and Naomi Waxman July 29

A Tropical River North Bar Takes Inspiration From India’s White Sand Beaches

By Ashok Selvam July 28

Party Animals Can Feast on Tall Stacks of Burgers at a Twinkly New River North Bar

By Naomi Waxman July 27

Tamale Guy Visits 20 Bars and Makes 1,500 Tamales on First Day Back

By Ashok Selvam July 23

Kumiko, One of the ‘World’s Greatest Places,’ Returns Next Month With a New Food Menu

By Ashok Selvam July 22

A Bar Devoted to Hard Seltzer Bubbles Up in Chicago

By Ashok Selvam July 21

Vacant For Years, Nick’s Uptown Space Gets a New Tenant

By Naomi Waxman July 20

A Venerable Chicago Bar Now Serves Tandoori-Marinated Chicken Tenders

By Ashok Selvam July 16

A Lively West Loop Bar Adds a Spacious New Second Floor

By Ashok Selvam July 8

Chicago’s New Midnight Cutoff for Alcohol Sales at Liquor Stores Matches New York

By Ashok Selvam and Naomi Waxman June 28

After Nearly a Century, the Carbide & Carbon Building Opens a Rooftop Bar

By Ashok Selvam June 25

The 28 Essential Bars in Chicago

By Ashok Selvam June 25

José Andrés Adds Speakeasy-Style Basement Bar to First Chicago Restaurant

By Ashok Selvam June 23

Star Sommelier and Friends Revamp West Loop Slashie

By Ashok Selvam June 22

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Now Seeks a Midnight Cutoff For Alcohol Sales at Stores

By Ashok Selvam June 15

A Mighty Chicago Craft Beer Shop Debuts a Restaurant

By Ashok Selvam June 15

Illinois Makes To-Go Cocktails Legal Until 2024

By Ashok Selvam June 2

Illinois May Allow Bars to Serve Free Booze With Proof of Vaccination

By Ashok Selvam May 28

Tamale Guy Sidelined as Chicago’s Bars Roar Once More

By Ashok Selvam and Naomi Waxman May 17

COVID-19

4 A.M. Bars Return in Chicago This Weekend

The city and state loosen a variety of restrictions following new guidance from the CDC

By Ashok Selvam and Naomi Waxman May 14

Open Streets Dining Returns This Weekend to Lakeview

By Naomi Waxman May 12

New York-Style Pizzeria Replaces Fabled Lakeview Bacon Den Paddy Long’s

By Naomi Waxman May 11

Guthries Tavern to Rise Again This Summer Under New Ownership in Wrigleyville

By Naomi Waxman April 28