May 2020

• The Chicago Botanic Garden will welcome visitors again, beginning on June 9
• Chicago bars that serve food can open outdoor space on June 3
• Six streets throughout Chicago will close to make way for outdoor dining
• Remembering Charlie Trotter, pioneering Chicago chef
• Charlie Trotter: a complicated chef with an enduring legacy
• Food & Drink Awards 2014: Critic's Picks
• One of Chicago’s top chefs launches a delivery-only chicken shop this weekend
• Chicago restaurants can reopen outdoor seating starting June 3
• Lula Cafe reopens today with takeout brunch, dinner and booze
• Chicago will move into Phase 3 of its reopening plan on June 3
• Goose Island collaborated with a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star on a beer for Pride month
• Cole's Comedy Open Mic
• Here are the safety guidelines for Chicago businesses reopening in Phase 3
• Why are to-go cocktails still illegal in Illinois?
• Here’s what dining in Illinois will look like when restaurants reopen
• BLAST (Benefit Logan Arcade Staff Together) with DJ Michael Napalm
• Here’s what will reopen in Chicago in Phase 3, slated for early June
• Millennium Park at Home: Gospel Music
• Hubbard Street Unbound: A Virtual Season Finale
• Alinea’s iconic tabletop dessert is available to go—and Chicagoans are obsessed
• Chicago restaurants could reopen outdoor seating in early June—but bars will have to wait
• Don’t try to park your car in Humboldt Park over Memorial Day weekend
• Some of the best tacos in Chicago are available for delivery and takeout
• Illinois bars and restaurants can reopen outdoor seating on May 29
• These 25 Chicago restaurants just reopened for takeout and delivery
• Chicago, don’t get your hopes up about patio dining on May 29
• The Chicago Park District is selling flowers that it can’t plant this spring
• Chicago movie theaters are offering popcorn and concessions to go
• Here’s what you’ll be able to do during Phase 3 of the Illinois reopening
• 12 smells every Chicagoan will recognize
• The Willis Tower still doesn’t have power—and it looks really creepy
• CH Distillery is unleashing a new Malört variant, in collaboration with Revolution Brewing
• Virtual Events at Lincoln Park Zoo
• Celluloid Skylines: An At-Home Architectural Film Festival
• Millennium Park at Home: House Music
• Chicago restaurants are offering grill kits for Memorial Day weekend
• Here’s where to get ice cream to go in Chicago
• The Wieners Circle offers a side of ‘curbside abuse’ with to-go orders
• 016 Restaurant
• Take a look at photos of the flooding that hit the Chicago Riverwalk and Lower Wacker Drive
• Virtual Whiskey Tasting: CH Distillery Founder Tremaine Atkinson
• Sweet Home Chicago Relief and Recovery Streaming Event
• See the latest map of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Chicago broken down by zip code
• These Chicago restaurants offer tasty kids meals to go
• Watch Barack and Michelle Obama read a children’s book (even if you’re not a child)
• Aya Pastry
• Stuck at home for your birthday? Here’s where to find cake in Chicago right now.
• Check out pop-up garden shops at these Chicago restaurant patios
• When will Chicago hair salons reopen and what will it be like to get a haircut?
• Food delivery apps will have to reveal how much they’re charging Chicago restaurants
• When will Chicago bars reopen? The answer is more complicated than you’d expect.
• When will Chicago restaurants reopen? It’s going to take time.
• This Wicker Park nightclub is transforming into a boozy, disco-themed bodega
• Support Lula Cafe, Quimby’s and more local businesses with a new line of fundraising T-shirts
• Scooters are still set to return to Chicago this summer
• The Blue Angels will fly over Chicago on Tuesday to salute frontline workers
• Virtual Pizza Party
• The Second City Improv House Party
• Here’s how Lightfoot’s plan to reopen Chicago differs from the state’s approach
• Music Friendly Distancing
• 60 beautiful Illinois state parks reopen to the public
• The latest canceled events and closures in Chicago
• World Naked Bike Ride won’t streak through Chicago in June
• Illinois Craft Beer Week is postponed, but you can still celebrate local breweries
• These 13 Michelin-starred Chicago restaurants are now offering takeout
• Local music venues are still in danger of closing—and they need your help
• Pitchfork Music Festival 2020 has been canceled
• Festivals and large gatherings won’t happen until Illinois stops the spread of coronavirus
• Here’s exactly how Gov. Pritzker plans to reopen Illinois
• This new underground pop-up delivers handmade pasta straight to your door
• Here’s a map of where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Illinois
• Here are Chicago’s 2020 James Beard Award finalists
• This Chicago observation deck is hosting free virtual yoga classes 1,000 feet above the city
• Coronavirus in Chicago: latest news, advice and travel information