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Our October issue has dropped! Expect stories on the best fall culture events, Chicago's food influencers, and a list of the top hospitals in town for 14 procedures.
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Your Sunday long read ☀️: A new class of tastemakers is transforming Chicago’s restaurant scene, for better and worse, one post at a time. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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The Enzoni is a modern classic, yet you hardly see it on menus. It's made with gin, Campari, lemon, simple syrup, and muddled white grapes. Queen Mary's version uses Concord grapes. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Need a new football snack? Try olive all’ascolana, a traditional Italian street food of fried, sausage-stuffed olives chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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“In an age in which you can get anything you want on demand, I like to seek out seasonal items to mark moments in time. That’s why every year in early October I head to Queen Mary Tavern for a Concord grape Enzoni.” chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Shanikky Haynes worked as an accountant for a big law firm in Chicago, while creating content on the side about the Black experience in the city. After she was laid off in 2024, she pivoted to this work full-time. mrf.lu/2m8Rs
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Simple grips are taking a stylish turn. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Wrangling influencers is part of doing business at Big Onion Hospitality. Tim Toomey, the company’s vice president of marketing, will, in his words, “comparison shop” for Chicago influencers, looking at their follower counts and payment rates. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Fitting and stuffing olives by hand for olive all’ascolana is no joke. But Joe Frillman, chef-owner of the Radicle, encourages you to keep your eyes on the prize: “The sweet and fatty sausage is cut nicely by the briny olive.” chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Every Now and Then, Joe Robinson's new West Town boutique, café, and gallery, is designed for something retail rarely prioritizes: hanging around. “It’s more about sitting back and relaxing,” Robinson says. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Six-flats have a central entrance and hallway and mirror-image units on each level. They often have the classic Chicago-flat interior layout: Living room in front, bedrooms and sometimes a dining room in the middle, and a kitchen in the back. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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The local version on the modern classic cocktail uses muddled Concord grapes to capture the season. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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The city experienced an explosion of the "flats" building type between 1910 and 1930, with variations that popped up in almost every neighborhood. In fact, two- and three-flats make up more than a quarter of the city’s housing stock. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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You’ve undoubtedly encountered big-time influencer accounts with follower numbers in the seven figures. Kate Anderson’s content reaches a much smaller audience, but so-called microinfluencers like her still hold plenty of sway. mrf.lu/2SyrG
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For someone whose sneakers routinely sell out in minutes, Joe Robinson, creator of the streetwear brand sensation Joe Freshgoods, isn’t interested in creating another place to buy things. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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The traditional Italian street snack takes a bit of elbow grease, but it’s a big (little) payoff. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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“I didn’t have a culinary background. I never worked in a restaurant,” says influencer Alex Jewell. “There’s no reason anybody should have cared about my opinion.” mrf.lu/2Sgh-
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From Edgewater to Hyde Park, these homes are in quintessentially Chicago buildings. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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“Every time a bakery has a line stretching down the block or that new Italian place is booked out for months,” writes @LeighGiangreco, “an influencer gets their wings (and in some cases, hundreds or even thousands of dollars).” chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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Every Now and Then in West Town isn’t just about pushing products. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/2…
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By all rights, Chicago should have seen a production of ‘A Strange Loop’ by now. When theater director Mikael Burke saw the show in D.C. in 2021, he “came back on fire.”
Now, two companies are coproducing the Chicago premiere, with Burke at the helm. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/1…
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