Best Small Venues For Live Music In Chicago
The following is a list of Chicago establishments that hold under 1,000 people. They are roughly arranged in order of size, smallest to largest. These venues all made the cut because of a focused...
View ArticleDate Spots On The ‘L’
(credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images) By Dan Morgridge You don’t want to add to your carbon footprint. You’ve sworn off parking in this city. You drive a talking car that fights crime and you don’t want to...
View ArticleBest Places To Discover New Music In Chicago
By Sara Lugardo Chicago is known for its eclectic culture of diverse nationalities and backgrounds. Whether it’s the thriving Chinatown or the fact that Chicago has the highest number of Polish people...
View ArticleBest Historically Significant Bars In Chicago
When it comes to a night out on the town, you and your friends could check out that new place just down the block — or you could have a glass at a bar that’s been around for more than a century. In...
View ArticleUPDATED: Obama Celebrates 50th Birthday At Aragon
UPDATED 08/03/11 9:48 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — The Uptown neighborhood was host to a big celebration for President Barack Obama on Wednesday, for a combination birthday party and campaign fundraiser....
View ArticleSomeone You Should Know: Jazz Guitarist Priest
CHICAGO (CBS) – He’s a Catholic priest who finds spiritual fulfillment and strength by playing jazz guitar. Father John Moulder is someone you should know, CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield reports. Moulder,...
View ArticleReport: Investor Buys Uptown Building That Housed Goldblatt’s, Borders
CHICAGO (CBS) — The vacant building that housed Goldblatt’s, and later Borders, in the Uptown neighborhood has been purchased by an investor who plans to bring in new businesses, according to a...
View ArticleJazz Great Von Freeman Dies
CHICAGO (CBS) – Legendary jazz musician Von Freeman has passed away at the age of 88. The tenor sax player died of heart failure over the weekend. But he has left his mark on young musicians. “Nobody...
View ArticleJazz Musician Beaten Outside Green Mill Lounge
CHICAGO (CBS) — Friends of a 69-year-old Chicago jazz drummer said he was the victim of a hate crime this past weekend, when he was attacked leaving the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Uptown. WBBM’s...
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