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Mr. Beef in Chicago Keeps the Italian Beef Ritual Going at Its No-Frills Orleans Street Counter

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide behind plain walls and a simple sign you could easily walk past. I almost did, until I noticed the line of hungry people stretching down the sidewalk. One bite of a juicy, pepper-topped sandwich later, I understood why folks wait so patiently....

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9 Illinois Restaurants So Unusual They Deserve Their Own Reality TV Shows

Somewhere in Illinois, your burger can roll up to your seat behind a toy U.S. Army locomotive. It travels on a tiny track, trailed by model cars and a Lego caboose. I still can’t decide if that’s adorable or genius. The train is only one oddball on this...

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Chicago's Dog House Plots Third Location Inside West Loop's Ogilvie Center

Chicago's Dog House, the hot dog stand that has anchored a corner of Lincoln Park since 2009, is planning a third Chicago location inside Ogilvie Transportation Center at 500 W. Madison Street. The target opening date is December 1, though the exact spot within the transit hub has not been confirmed.

Chicago, IL · 3d

WGN News

Learn to Make Your Own Leather Watchband

Learn to make your very own watchband with some of the best leather in the world. Chicago School of Shoe and Leathermaking Arts’ watchband class gives you the chance to design, stitch and burnish a piece of wearable art. Deborah Janssens joins us with more. 3717 N Ravenswood Ave chicagoschoolofshoemaking.com

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Long Before Brunch Was Trendy, Smoque BBQ Was Already Selling Out Of Brisket In Chicago

Chicago gets plenty of credit for deep dish, hot dogs, and Italian beef. Barbecue usually lands lower on the list, and that is exactly the problem one small Northwest Side kitchen set out to fix back in 2006. Its founders were so serious about the mission that they wrote a...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Behind “The Greatest” – The Family That Shaped Muhammad Ali

Chicago has long claimed Muhammad Ali as one of ours, but some people don’t know that he is actually not from the Windy City. Prime Video’s original series The Greatest looks at him as a young Cassius Clay and how he became the larger-than-life figure and icon we celebrate today.

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Fall Out Boy announce Soldier Field show on new ‘Twilight of the Punks' tour

After several days of cryptic teases, Fall Out Boy has officially announced their next world tour will make a stop at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The “Twilight of the Punks” tour will feature the iconic band alongside The Offspring, Good Charlotte and The Story So Far, and it will span the world next year, according to a press release.

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The Takeout

The Tangy Dipping Sauce You'll Find At The Best Chicken Shops In Chicago

Chicago may be famous for pizza and hot dogs, but residents also love a sweet, tangy dipping sauce on their chicken. Learn about this Windy City favorite.

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Illinois Musicians Can Now Press Vinyl Locally, Cutting Wait Times And Expenses

Chicago's first vinyl pressing plant in three decades just opened in Hermosa, bringing record production back to a city that lost the capability years ago.

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Camerata Chicago Brings Handel's Messiah to Oak Park, Wheaton, Hinsdale

Camerata Chicago is bringing Handel's Messiah to three western suburbs this month, pairing Part I of the beloved oratorio with the triumphant Hallelujah Chorus and the coronation anthem Zadok the Priest. The orchestra and chorus plan to perform the Hallelujah Chorus twice during each concert, with the second pass turned into an audience sing-along.

Hinsdale, IL · 3d

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Pick Any Cupcake You Want At This Entirely Gluten-Free Bakery In Chicago, Illinois

Some of the best bakery stops in Illinois hide behind a plain front door you could walk past a hundred times. I went in expecting a polite little snack, the kind you eat and forget. Instead I found a glass case so packed with cupcakes, cake pops, and frosted bars...

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ABC 7 Chicago

Kobe and Harley looking for forever homes with Cavalier Rescue USA

"Kobe" and "Harley" were left behind by their previous owner at a hotel room. Now, the duo is looking for their forever family.

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Long-Awaited Gibsons Tavern Opens Nov. 17 In Fulton Market

FULTON MARKET — Gibsons Restaurant Group is opening the doors next week to its newest restaurant that’s been years in the making. Gibsons Tavern, first announced in 2023, will open Nov. 17 on the ground floor of an 11-story office building at 925 W. Fulton St., offering “an elevated take on classic American cuisine” inside a vintage-inspired space with vaulted ceilings.

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WGN News

PHOTOS: Animals enjoy fall foliage at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — It’s been a warm fall so far and animals at Brookfield Zoo Chicago have spent time outside enjoying the sun and foliage. The zoo sent several cute pictures of the following animals: African painted dogs, an amur tiger, Nigerian goats, Bennett’s wallaby, Angolan colobus monkey and Mexican wolves. During the fall season, […]

Brookfield, IL · 1d

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Most Illinois Families Don’t Know Garfield Park Conservatory Stays Warm, Green And Free All Winter

A 65-foot glass ceiling in Illinois keeps palm trees happy while snow piles up outside. Yes, palms. More than 70 of them grow in one enormous room on the West Side of the state’s biggest city. The building opened in 1908, and its outline was shaped to echo a...

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This Week in Live Music History: Phish Opens for Big Star’s Alex Chilton in Chicago, 1990

Photo: Steve Eichner/WireImage — Jon Fishman performs with Phish at Wetlands Preserve in New York City, 1990. By the end of the ‘80s, Phish was playing all over New England and just beginning to venture into other parts of the country, sometimes opening for other artists in cities where the budding jam band wasn’t yet a major draw. In March 1990, Phish visited Chicago for the first time, playing the Lounge Ax, a 300-capacity club in Lincoln Park. Eight months later the band returned, this time opening for a somewhat surprising headliner: Alex Chilton, best known as the leader of the acclaimed ‘70s power pop band Big Star.

Forest Park Review

‘Little Eyolf’ kicks off Forest Theatre Company’s 2nd full season

The Forest Theatre Company, which launched in 2021 as Forest Park Theatre to put on an annual outdoor Shakespeare play, is back with its second full indoor season as the only year-round, professional theatre in the near western suburbs. The company’s production of “Little Eyolf” kicks off the 2026-2027 season...

Melrose Park, IL · 1d

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Elsinore’s ‘A Body Of Water’ Is A Mystery That Keeps You Guessing

A mystery that keeps audiences guessing right alongside its characters, Elsinore Ensemble’s A Body Of Water draws viewers into a world where identity, trust, and reality are constantly shifting, making every new revelation an invitation to question what you think you know. When I watch a play, I make...

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WGN’s Sarah Jindra encourages students to chase their dreams in media

Building a career in the media industry doesn’t always mean following a straight path. Sometimes it means taking chances, learning something new and being willing to try just about anything. That was the message Sarah Jindra, co-host of WGN-TV’s “Spotlight Chicago,” shared with Saint Xavier University students during a...