Time Out Chicago's editors spent the year taking in all the city has to offer, from the best dance clubs to the top Chicago restaurants, and from the year's biggest summer music festivals to the unmissable theater shows. Which places and events reigned supreme as the best of 2014? Check out our lists below, and use them to plan things to do in 2015.
Best of 2014
Things to do
Best Word on the Street of 2014
Things to do
The best and worst ideas in Chicago of 2014
Things to do
The 12 best weird news stories of 2014
Best of 2013
Our favorite TOC photos of the year
Movies
Best films of 2013
Restaurants
10 best restaurant and bar openings
Things to do
The craziest Chicago news stories of 2013
Music
The most underrated and overrated albums
The best albums of 2013, label by label
Best of 2013: The top concert photos and crowd shots of the year
Music
The top 10 classical and new-music albums of the year
The most overused words and phrases of 2013
Things to do
Best TV episodes, moments and performances
Movies
Most memorable movie moments in Chicago
Top Chicago arts and culture stories
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