Restaurants
A new massive Mediterranean restaurant spanning an entire block will open on Chicago's riverfront soon
The 12,000-square-foot riverfront destination will have seafood-driven Mediterranean fare, dramatic design and all-day dining.
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Theater
Review: Like life, David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ is what you make it
Part science experiment, part spectacle, the immersive theater production blends neuroscience with a faltering meditation on grief and memory.
Things to do
Brace yourself: it's going to be nearly 80 tomorrow in Chicago, then temperatures will plummet
It will be quite a swing from near-record highs before a 30 degree drop.
Restaurants
Popular Texas dessert shop The Bougie Foodie is opening its first-ever location in Chicago
The Austin cult favorite lands in Fulton Market with late-night cookies, bread pudding and a fresh-baked-all-day approach.
Things to do
Chicago's seasonal "Lights Out" program is now in effect through mid-June
Businesses and residents in tall buildings are encouraged to shut off lights at night to protect migrating birds.
Shopping
Japanese lifestyle and convenience shop Ebisu Life Store just opened inside Woodfield Mall
Yes, there are matcha Kit Kats.
Music
The Lollapalooza lineup just dropped and it’s a pop-heavy, nostalgia-tinged blowout
Charli XCX, Lorde and Tate McRae lead a stacked, genre-hopping lineup hitting Grant Park.
Things to do
When will the snow and cold weather stop in Chicago?
After a late-season winter storm brings snow, gusty winds and below-zero wind chills, springlike temperatures are expected to return to Chicago by the end of...
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The historic Chicago River Swim is coming back in September
Hundreds will return to the Chicago River this September for the city’s second annual open-water race.
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