Your ultimate guide to Chicago
Discover Chicago's best things to do, events, restaurants, theater and nightlife
Photos from Magnificent Coloring Day
Chance the Rapper put together an amazing day of music at U.S. Cellular Field
The best Chicago helicopter tours
Prepare to fly with our guide to the top Chicago helicopter tours
Oktoberfest events in Chicago
Raise a stein at some of the best Oktoberfest events
Nominate your favorite local spots in the Time Out Love Chicago Awards
Consider this your chance to show love for your favorite places in Chicago
The most haunted spots in Chicago
We count down the 13 spookiest spots in Chicago
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The three best things to do today in Chicago
1. Eat your way through the West Side You’d better come hungry to the Wicker Park & Bucktown Fall Dinner Crawl. Choose one of four routes to gobble up all...
University of Chicago will screen 1925 German film 'Variete' with a live score
One of the supreme masterpieces of Weimar-era German cinema is set to make its Chicago re-premiere at the University of Chicago’s Film Studies Center on...
5 happy hour specials to check out this week
Already thinking about your next drink? We've already got a few places lined up for you to go and grab a drink while you hunker down for the...
Support your presidential candidate with Giordano's election-themed pizzas
Tired of posting your political opinions and declaring why you're voting for Hillz or the Donald? Giordano's has a new way of letting you tell your friends...
Uptown honky-tonk Carol's Pub has closed its doors
Over the weekend, Uptown country bar Carol's Pub announced its (temporary?) closure via a post on its Facebook page, which simply stated that the bar "will...
The three best things to do today in Chicago
1. Become a cider buff North Center’s new cider bar, The Northman, offers classes on all things cider. Class tickets include a flight of four ciders, a...
The best of Chicago
The best pizza in Chicago
Chicago's deep-dish pizza is legendary, but this city offers up so much more
Best bookstores in Chicago
The next time you need a page-turner, browse one of the city's best bookstores
The 13 best day trips from Chicago
Chicago is the perfect launching spot for a host of one-day escapes
The 25 best sights and attractions in Chicago
Make sightseeing a lot easier by consulting Time Out's definitive guide to Chicago's best sights
The best Chicago hot dog stands
Chicagoans take hot dogs very seriously, and for good reason
Life in Chicago
Study shows Chicago is friendliest city for tourists in U.S.
Chicago is famous for being friendly to tourists
15 signs you know you're in Lakeview
Lakeview is a neighborhood best known for baseball games, raucous bars and parking restrictions
Chicago neighborhood guides
Lincoln Square and Ravenswood
This German-American enclave has retained much of its heritage (not to mention some great German restaurants)
Old Town and Goose Island
Old Town is a neighborhood filled with history, including speakeasies and churches
Ukrainian Village and Noble Square
Ukrainian Village and Noble Square are home to tons of restaurants, bars and attractions
Lakeview
Spend an afternoon wandering Boystown, cheer on the Cubs in Wrigleyville or a find quiet spot in Lakeview
Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park is a West Side neighborhood with no shortage of attractions