Chicago Clubs, Bars, Restaurants, Events, and Nightlife

Dotted with independent vintage boutiques, trendy restaurants, and small fair-trade coffee shops, Wicker Park/Bucktown is a mecca for young artsy types and alternative post-grads, evident in the fact that more artists call the area home than anywhere else in Chicago. The area’s Flat Iron Arts Building houses more than fifty galleries that keep the city’s burgeoning artistic spirit alive and well, but creativity can be found even outside the galleries in

With its proximity to the moneyed mecca of the Gold Coast and the downtown Loop, River North boasts some of the most coveted loft space, longest stretches of art galleries, and highest concentration of retailers in the city, while its nightlife scene is easily one of the most glamorous around. The four-million-square-foot Merchandise Mart – so large it had its own zip code until 2008 – is one of the largest commercial buildings in the world, drawing nearly

A draw for Chicago’s wealthier citizens since the turn of the twentieth century, the Gold Coast is full of traditional mansions and deluxe modern day high-rises – but the glitz and glam doesn’t preclude vibrant scenes both day and night, with wining and dining options for practically any budget. Most notable is the wild Rush & Division bar scene that explodes nightly along Division when budget-conscious college kids crash the raucous dives and gritty

Spreading out from storied Wrigley Field, home of the immensely popular Chicago Cubs, Wrigleyville – an enclave of the larger Lakeview neighborhood – has been inextricably linked to baseball since the stadium was built in 1914. Despite encompassing a mere four-block run of Clark Street north of the ballpark, Wrigleyville makes up for its size with an explosion of nearly three dozen bars, many restaurants, and an incessant fervor for all things Cubs. Even