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Best resale shop
Brown Elephant 5404 N. Clark and other locations 773-271-9382 howardbrown.org/hb_brownelephant.asp Runner-Up…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Best place to watch college sports
State Restaurant & Cafe 935 W. Webster 773-975-8030 state-chicago.com Runner-Up…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleBest Use of Start-Up Mode by a Press No Longer in Start-Up Mode
From the basement to the New York Times best-seller list by Jonathan Messinger Chicago's literary scene seems to be in perpetual start-up mode—a constant stream of newly launched reading series,...
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Montalbano Farms 17551 Frazier, Sandwich 630-882-8008 montalbanofarms.com Runner-Up…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleBest Intersection to Do the Pedestrian Scramble
X marks the spot to cross in all directions. by Jake Malooley Before Gabe Klein resigned his position as commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation last November to reenter the private...
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Chicago Fringe Festival chicagofringe.org Runner-Up…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Welcome to the B Side of our Best of Chicago issue
Make a list of the best of anything, and people will argue with you about it. An entire subspecies of online "media" has arisen to exploit this contentiousness, cynically provoking audiences with...
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Chicago doesn't have to rubber stamp the Lucas Museum
Soon after George Lucas gave Mayor Emanuel the thumbs up, the mayor's press office issued one of its classic good-news press releases. It was entitled "What People Are Saying About the Lucas Museum...
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Nerd alert: Geek culture gets its own clip show
"Nerds, we've got a show!"So said Wil Wheaton in the premiere episode of The Wil Wheaton Project (henceforth TWWP), which is SyFy’s foray into the clip show territory of Tosh.0 and The Soup. Because...
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Smoque BBQ 3800 N. Pulaski 773-545-7427 smoquebbq.com Runner-Up…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleBest Migration to the South Side
It's no longer an exemplary restaurant for Hyde Park. It’s an exemplary restaurant, period. by Mara Shalhoup When Charlie Trotter alum Matthias Merges opened the playful, yakitori-inspired restaurant...
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Renegade Craft Fair Division between Damen and Paulina renegadecraft.com/chicago Runner-Up…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Best of Chicago 2014: City Life
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Best of Chicago 2014: Goods & Services
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Best of Chicago 2014: Food & Drink
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Best of Chicago 2014
Best of Chicago steers you to the people, places, and things you might not otherwise find, along a route you might not otherwise take. by Reader staff You might notice, browsing Best of Chicago, that...
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The good old lays
Dan on exploring a lesbian threesome with your cousin—at the age of 70—and "swinger etiquette" when an unexpected pregnancy pops up. by Dan Savage Q I'm a bit out of your usual demographic, age-wise...
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Reader's Agenda Thu 6/26: Back Lot Bash, Burn the Black Dog, and Future Sound...
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