January 2016

• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• 6 awesome tech events to check out in February
• Intro names a permanent executive chef
• 8 reasons why Chicago deserves a mild February this year
• Late Bears fan voices disdain for Jay Cutler in obituary
• Three new brunches to check out this weekend
• Chicago man runs 7 marathons on 7 continents, sets world record
• The best cupcakes in Chicago
• It's basically going to be spring in Chicago this weekend
• The old Navy Pier Ferris wheel is going to Branson
• Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.'s block is now "Honorary Richard Cotovsky Way"
• Red light cameras issued nearly 500,000 violations in 2015
• I Sh!t You Not
• The five best things to do this weekend in Chicago
• Word on the Street: 10 crazy things we overheard in Chicago this week
• Get up early to see five planets from the Adler Planetarium
• A new summer music festival is coming to Toyota Park
• Get pumped for warmer weather with this time lapse of the Lakefront Trail
• 3 things to know about the Art Institute's new president
• Go 'Back to the Future' with the CSO, DeLorean included
• Ukrainian Village named hottest neighborhood in U.S.
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• 'Another Word for Beauty,' 'Le Switch' and 13 other new plays reviewed in Chicago this week
• 16,000 counterfeit hoverboards are chilling in a Chicago warehouse
• The Old Main Post Office may house apartments and more
• Tickets are on sale for the Music Box's 70mm Film Festival
• Iggy Pop + Joshua Homme
• Intro guest chef finds a home at new Italian concept
• The Art Institute just received a huge monetary gift
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Metra railcars are getting some dope new seats
• Binny's is teaming up with Instacart to deliver beer, liquor and wine
• Hogsalt to open a restaurant marketplace in February
• Today is the 30th anniversary of the Bears' only Super Bowl championship
• 51 exciting openings in February in Chicago
• Disney's 'Aladdin' musical to launch tour in Chicago
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• 24 free things to do in Chicago in February
• Sing Along with Neeleeo
• American Blues Theater announces 2016–17 season
• Sidetrack celebrates 20 years of 'Rent' tonight
• 13-month Adams Street Bridge closure to begin tonight
• Forbidden Root brewpub will open next month
• Snag a free download of Bruce Springsteen's Chicago concert
• Enjoy the Field Museum for free throughout February
• Casting revealed for 'The SpongeBob Musical'
• City Soles
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• 14 foods that make you glad it's winter
• 27 Chicago hacks to make your life easier
• 12 ways to be an a-hole in Chicago
• Off Color Brewing Tap Takeover at County Barbeque
• Iliana Regan's Bunny, the Micro Bakery is now open
• Surf|Turf Dinner at Sink|Swim
• My Geeky Valentine
• Chic-A-Go-Go Bowie Tribute Dance Party
• Azul 18
• Brand new storybook home in Lakeview lists for $4.95M
• See real-time locations of city snow plows with this app
• Chicago could be getting a fourth NBC series
• The five best things to do this weekend in Chicago
• Spa treatments at the 10 best spas in Chicago
• Wacky spa treatments
• Music Box announces lineup for 70mm Film Festival
• Retro Ski Lodge Block Party
• Groundhog Day
• Salt therapy
• The best facials in Chicago
• Best yoga studios and salons in Wicker Park
• Forecasts are predicting a mild February in Chicago
• Steppenwolf and Boka to open new café/bar/theater
• Health-focused, fast-casual restaurant to open with menu from Paul Kahan
• The best tweets from this morning's terrible CTA delay
• Gary Numan
• Nada Surf
• Ben Folds with yMusic
• Word on the Street: 10 crazy things we overheard in Chicago this week
• Carrie Underwood
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Need advice? Uber will bring you a mentor
• White Denim + Sam Cohen
• Justin Bieber
• 5 things to know about owning a dog in Chicago during winter
• Dawn of Midi
• Savages
• Stop calling the Milwaukee-Damen-North intersection 'Six Corners' and start calling it 'The Crotch'
• The best beauty supply stores in Chicago
• David Gilmour
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Casting set for Theo Ubique's 'Rent'
• Transformers will be blowing up Chicago again
• Beverly Frank Lloyd Wright home is up for sale at a reduced price
• Shake Shack's new Chick'n Shack is a good burger alternative
• The Onion was bought by... Univision?
• Cubs want to close Addison and Clark Streets during home games this year
• Pearl Jam will play two shows at Wrigley Field this summer
• The Boys in Briefs: At the Beach!
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Adler Planetarium announces entire Adler After Dark schedule for 2016
• The 10 best things to do in Uptown
• The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities for kids
• Second City e.t.c.'s new cast is majority women
• Walmart Express stores closing in Chicago
• MLK Jr. Day at Brookfield Zoo
• Sinfonietta Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
• Come Play on MLK with Miss Jamie from the Farm
• MLK Day at the Art Institute
• LA bartender Julian Cox is coming to Chicago
• The best restaurants to try during Chicago Restaurant Week
• Remembering Lois Weisberg
• Life after Lois | Lois Weisberg
• “Rodrigo Lara Zendejas: La Paz”
• The five best things to do this weekend in Chicago
• The Publican is opening a location at O'Hare Airport
• Winter getaways from Chicago
• "Alice Hargrave: Paradise Wavering"
• BookExpo America
• BookCon
• Rahm created a contest to find Chicago's best cab driver
• Word on the Street: 10 crazy things we overheard in Chicago this week
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Milk Room tickets go on sale next week
• Nothing Bundt Cakes Family Fun Day
• M Burger's new Chicago Double is awesome
• Cubs owners buy 3 more Wrigley Field rooftops, now own over half
• Wicker Park ice skating rink opens this weekend
• UP Comedy Club highlights Chicago's best stand-up showcases
• Chicago set to raise minimum smoking age to 21
• Lucius + Pure Bathing Culture
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• What the $1.5B Powerball jackpot could buy you in Chicago
• Chicago could be flooded with street cafes this spring
• Sean Patton
• Hey™: An Evening with Kate Berlant and John Early
• U-505: In-depth Experience
• Maple Sugaring Spring Fever
• Pinot Days
• Chicago Artisan Chocolate Festival, Artisanal Foods & Charity Wine Tasting
• CIMMfest
• Champion of Trees 10K Run
• Music Under Glass
• Antiques, Garden & Design Show
• 12 signs that you definitely grew up in Chicago
• Navy Pier will shut down briefly for Ferris wheel construction
• Casting announced for The Gift Theatre's 'Richard III'
• Stephanie Umoh to lead Marriott Theatre's 'Sister Act'
• Illinois medical marijuana advocates want expanded access to legal weed
• You can see 32 world-premiere plays in 24 hours this week
• Free museum tours in Mandarin Chinese
• Shakespeare 400 Chicago
• Chinese New Year Kickoff Celebration
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Level Eater
• Kate Baldwin, Paolo Montalban to lead 'The King and I' at Lyric Opera
• Chicago, we need to talk about escalator etiquette
• Chicago has one of the worst bed bug problems in US
• Rahm Emanuel wants to tax all kinds of tobacco products
• Participants showed off underwear during the No Pants Subway Ride
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Neighborhoods of the World
• Stream free Kartemquin documentaries all year
• This time lapse compilation is a gorgeous ode to Chicago
• Photos from the 2015 No Pants Subway Ride
• No Pants Subway Ride strips down on Sunday
• Half Acre taproom to open kitchen next week
• Music in the Time of Shakespeare
• We spoke with the man who wants to drink all of Lake Michigan
• The 19 best new burgers in Chicago
• 10 Chicago burgers your kids will love
• Bonnie Raitt
• Mind My Business
• Bag Raiders
• Willis Tower no longer among the 10 tallest buildings in the world
• The five best things to do this weekend in Chicago
• Lyric Opera launches Chicago Voices initiative
• CTA wants all train stations to be wheelchair accessible... within 20 years
• Antique Taco to open second location in Bridgeport
• 5 most expensive homes for sale in Chicago right now
• Professional Bull Riders series
• Rachel Feinstein
• 'My Friend Victoria' is the first great movie of 2016
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Chicago's universal taxi app is coming next month
• Chicago's first cider bar to open in February
• The Chicago Architecture Biennial will return in 2017
• Factory Theater's new home to open in March
• Word on the Street: 10 crazy things we overheard in Chicago this week
• 'Hamilton' broke technology in Chicago today, too
• Kristine Nielsen will be Dolly Levi in Goodman's 'Matchmaker'
• Metric + Joywave
• TEEN
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Brookfield Zoo welcomes an adorable baby seal
• Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
• Kiss Kiss Cabaret
• Lakeview Polar Plunge
• Salute Your Shorts
• "Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and the Portrait Print"
• Flick Lit
• MCA Talk: Run The Jewels
• Fox in a Box room escape
• Former Bear Brian Urlacher now has 'hair' and he looks great
• Stan's Donuts & Coffee is opening in the South Loop
• Family Event: Holly Days
• "Kerry James Marshall: Mastry"
• The Hungry Brain jazz club is back in business
• "Tony Fitzpatrick: The Secret Birds"
• Chicago Theatre Week tickets go on sale today (oh, and 'Hamilton,' too)
• The three best things to do today in Chicago
• Prepare to strip down on Sunday for the No Pants Subway Ride
• New Year's resolutions we've already broken
• 7 shows to see at SketchFest 15
• Craft beer trends we hope to see in Chicago in 2016
• The 9 best things we saw, ate and drank in December
• 10 art gallery exhibitions to check out in January
• 4 restaurants on our radar for winter
• Hot Doug's is taking over Publican Quality Meats on January 18
• Gorgeous Chicago man runs shirtless in December and becomes an Internet sensation
• Three gorgeous Chicago apartments with fireplaces for $2,500 or less
• Chi-Town Rising lights up the skyline on New Year's Eve