Your ultimate guide to Chicago
Discover Chicago's best things to do, events, restaurants, theater and nightlife
Time Out Chicago Bar Awards winners
Cheers to the winners of the 2016 Time Out Chicago Bar Awards
The best summer activities for kids in Chicago
There's no excuse for saying "I'm bored" in Chicago this summer
11 Chicago bartenders with amazing Instagram accounts
Chicago's bartenders have Instagram pages that will inspire your next drinks
The best things to do in the summer in Chicago
Start planning now to make room for all the festivals, concerts, lazy beach days, baseball games and road trips
Latest on the blog
The three best things to do today in Chicago
1. Rock out with a reunited indie band To celebrate the release of a book honoring Empty Bottle’s history as a music venue, the Ponys reunite for the first...
The CTA is rolling out a fleet of vintage trains and buses
Ever hop on a CTA train or bus only to find out it's going express... to 1923? If not, you might finally have a chance. The CTA announced this week that it...
5 places to drink a negroni during Negroni Week
Bottoms up, Chicago—Negroni Week is back. From June 6–12, bars all over the city will be participating in a week of imbibing guilt free, because a portion of...
A striking new skyscraper could fill the site of the failed Chicago Spire
The Chicago Spire, a proposed 116-story building that would have been built at 400 N Lake Shore Drive, failed to get off of the ground after financial...
Time Out Chicago celebrated the city's best bars at the 2016 Bar Awards
Last night, Chicago's best bar teams and industry experts gathered at Artifact Events for Time Out Chicago's very first Bar Awards. Drinks were poured,...
Did the Civic Opera House inspire Orson Welles?
One of the most durable urban myths of Chicago architecture is that turn-of-the-century utilities mogul Sam Insull designed the Civic Opera House to look...
As seen in print
SpongeBob’s stage chance
“I’m not interested in putting on a theme-park show,” says The SpongeBob Musical’s director and co-conceiver.
Travel to Madison, Wisconsin
Get away for a wealth of lakefront dining and outdoor recreation opportunities out the wazoo
Lollapalooza's rise from touring festival to Chicago mainstay
It all began, fittingly, with an acid trip
Your perfect weekend: Andersonville
Andersonville is easily one of Chicago's best neighborhoods. Here's why.
The best of Chicago
Chicago's top 20 brunch restaurants
Brunch in Chicago is only getting better and better
The 25 best sights and attractions in Chicago
Make sightseeing a lot easier by consulting Time Out's definitive guide to Chicago's best sights
Best bookstores in Chicago
The next time you need a page-turner, browse one of the city's best bookstores
The best movie theaters in Chicago
Find the best theaters, whether you want the hottest new release, an indie flick or a classic midnight movie
Life in Chicago
18 signs you know you're in Wicker Park
Confusing intersections, the Flat Iron Building, bars as far as the eye can see
A Chicago landlord honestly answers tenant questions
Who is responsible for mowing the lawn, me or my landlord?
Chicago neighborhood guides
Ukrainian Village and Noble Square neighborhood guide
On the Near West Side, Ukrainian Village and Noble Square are home to an abundance of restaurants, bars, cheap eats and attractions
Lakeview
Whether you want to spend an afternoon wandering Boystown, cheer on the Cubs in Wrigleyville or a find quiet spot in Lakeview, there's plenty to do in the neighborhood
Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park is a West Side neighborhood with no shortage of attractions
Little Italy and University Village
The neighborhood is a great place to visit a park, go shopping or admire some historic church facades
Andersonville
The North Side neighborhood is home to charming shops, restaurants and more