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The Drake Hotel

Oct 27, 2021

The 12 Most Bone-Chillingly Haunted Places Around Chicago

From serial killer lairs and ghastly hotels to curious modern-day nightclubs.

Oct 8, 2021

The 10 Most Amazing Abandoned Places Near Chicago

From the Damen Silos to a long-forgotten South Side shipwreck.

Jun 1, 2021

Chicago’s 21 Best Beaches to Visit This Summer

Your guide to hanging 10 in the 312.

Nov 13, 2016

Moments You Realize You're a Chicagoan

As corrupt aldermen "Hinky Dink" Kenna famously stated, “Chicago ain’t no sissy town.”

only happens in Illinois

Nov 2, 2016

Stuff That Only Happens in Illinois

To the rest of the United States, much of Illinois probably seems like the bastion of normalcy, particularly when compared to, say, Florida.

Oct 19, 2016

Chicagoans Share Their Worst Online Dating Stories

Spending too much time on Tinder, Bumble, or OkCupid will make any sane person yearn for simpler times.

Sep 19, 2016

10 Things Chicagoans Are Irrationally Passionate About

Chicagoans are understandably passionate when it comes to things like the Bears' glory days or dressing a hot dog -- sports and encased meats are the lifeblood of the city after all.

Jul 20, 2016

Things That Make You Weird Anywhere but Chicago

While other cities pride themselves on keeping things “weird,” Chicagoans typically consider ourselves to be pretty normal human beings.

The Breakfast Club

Jun 29, 2016

Things People From Chicago Suburbs Are Sick of Hearing

There are two types of suburbanites: those that typically live in far-flung suburbs and only visit the city once or twice per year, and those that work and/or spend most of their free time in the city, but happen to keep a suburban address.

Sunset in Shawnee National Forest

Jun 15, 2016

12 Reasons Southern Illinois Should Be Chicago’s Go-To Vacation Destination

Unless you grew up or attended college in Southern Illinois, "Little Egypt" is probably low on your radar -- particularly if you’re a Chicagoan who thinks everything south of I-80 qualifies as Southern Illinois.

chicago air and water show

Jun 8, 2016

Everything You Must Do on Lake Michigan This Summer

Those coastal folks can keep their salty, shark-ridden, tropical-storming oceans.

Jun 3, 2016

Things Chicagoans Are Tired of Hearing From Out-of-Towners

Ahhh, tourist season -- that magical time of year when locals need to allot extra travel time to navigate the hundreds of thousands of slow-walking tourists clogging the sidewalks.