The 2023 mug was voted the best by Hey Chicago readers. (Courtesy of Christkindlmarket)
Hey Chicago readers have crowned a Christkindlmarket mug champion after weeks of voting: the 2023 model! With custom designs for each of the market’s three locations across Chicagoland, the 2023 mug destroyed its competition.
And it’s popular among Christkindlmarket patrons, too: Organizers announced the signature mug was sold out this week.
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Every month is Poetry Month in Chicago. But since April is actually National Poetry Month, consider diving in deeper.
There are just about a dozen bowling alleys left in Chicago. Lucky for us, though, they’re as fun as ever.
April showers bring May flowers. But this month has a lot more than just rain, check out everything to do in Chicago!
March 14: The city’s annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at noon and stretches between Balbo and Monroe on Columbus Drive.
Here are five Black-owned bookstores you can support in the city.
I’m an “Outsiders” fanatic — I’ve pilgrimaged to the Oklahoma sites, and Matt Dillon collages still cover my childhood bedroom wall.
Dinner-and-a-movie is basic, especially on Valentine's Day. Here are unique date recs from the City Cast Chicago team.
Ice skating at Millennium Park has ended for the season, but there are plenty of other places to skate and revel outdoors.
How closely were you paying attention to this week's current events? Test yourself in our weekly trivia quiz.
If you are like me, all your family history lives within multiple photo albums and VHS tapes stored in your parents’ living room cabinets.
Chicago has no shortage of good places to eat around town. Here are some of the bar, restaurant, and café openings we're watching.
Chicago has plenty of its own famous sandwiches, but the Nashville hot chicken trend is still going strong across the city.
Rat birth control IS working in Wicker Park. Let’s celebrate the humane news with a good, old-fashioned rat quiz!
The weather this March has been, in a word, madness.
Voter turnout was just over 25% when polls closed yesterday. Let’s review who won.
In Chicago, primaries often decide winners. So go vote!
