For a map of the Chicago Train System, click here. Prices shown are average spent per person. THAI Thai Bowl (1049 W. Taylor Street, 312-226-5865, under $10) (El Stop-Halsted Blue) Pad thai is one of the staples at these mom and pop joints, and Thai Bowl blows away the competition with their big bowl of [...]
Last Halloween I saw a theater show that completely enraptured me, like nothing I had ever seen before. It was Redmoon Theater’s Halloween Lantern Parade and Spectacle, and hundreds of people were gathered around the steps of the Field Museum to see their free performance. Skeletons danced and beat on drums while telling a story [...]
There are certain things in Chicago that are very hidden. Some things that one would never realize without getting out there and trying to experience new and different things. I happened to be lucky enough to experience a very powerful essence of Chicago’s rich history a few years ago. I was lucky enough to actually [...]
Spring is here! Officially, Spring arrived back in March-although in Chicago that doesn’t mean jack. But now that the temperatures are hovering around the mid-70s, it can be safe to assume that winter is finally over, and people from the city are flocking to the glorious shores of Lake Michigan to hang out and have [...]
Guide to the Best Chicago Bars First of all, a good website and THE premier paper for music shows and what’s going on in Chicago is the Chicago Reader. For a map of the Chicago Train System, click here. Music Venues ROCK Lounge Ax (2438 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-525-6620) (El Stop-Fullerton Brown, Purple, Red) A [...]
