Black Lagoon
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Lincoln Park
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HERITAGE SERIES: Japanese Artistry
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Streeterville • $$$
Lincoln Park Conservatory After Dark
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Lincoln Park
One Night Only: Ox Bar & Hearth welcomes Chef John Manion
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
Goose Island • $$$
Free hot dogs at The Wieners Circle
Lincoln Park • $
Forbidden Forest Tea
River North
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Tue, Oct 13 · 4:00 PM
Hummus Hour
Beity - West Loop · Fulton Market District
$$$$
Tue, Oct 13 · 3:30 PM
Happy Hour
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba! · River North
$$
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Black Lagoon
The Parlour at The Albion · Lincoln Park
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:00 PM
Cheap Lunch
Sheil Catholic Center · Evanston
Thu, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM
Masaka Ramen
Pedestrian Coffee & Ice Cream · Logan Square
$
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
Thursday Night After Party: Music by Blue Rose Duo
Hey Nonny Live Music + Local Kitchen · Arlington Heights
$$
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
HERITAGE SERIES: Japanese Artistry
NoMI · Streeterville
$$$
Sat, Oct 17 · 9:00 AM
Augustana Community Breakfast
Augustana Lutheran Church · Hyde Park
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Bottomless Mimosas on the Riverwalk
Island Party Hut · Chicago Loop
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Game Day Elevated
ROOF on theWit · Chicago Loop
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
BEARS BRUNCH in The SIDEBAR w/ host JACK O'HARA!
Fitzgerald's Sidebar · Berwyn
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Lincoln Park Conservatory After Dark
Lincoln Park Conservatory · Lincoln Park
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
American Airlines Global Wine Dinner Series: It’s All Greek: Wines of the Islands & Beyond
City Winery Chicago · Fulton Market District
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
One Night Only: Ox Bar & Hearth welcomes Chef John Manion
Ox Bar & Hearth · Goose Island
$$$
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Northbrook Chamber Annual Auction & Taste of the North Shore
Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel · Northbrook
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Mike & Jess
Ed & Joe's Restaurant & Pizzeria · Tinley Park
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
Historic Wagner Farm Harvest Supper
Historic Wagner Farm · Glenview
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Taste of Hope
Aon Grand Ballroom Navy Pier · Streeterville
Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
SiriusXM Octane Presents: Ninth Key
Cobra Lounge · West Loop
$$
Fri, Nov 6 · 3:00 PM
FITZGERALDS TEACHER HAPPY HOUR 11/6
Fitzgerald's Sidebar · Berwyn
$$
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM
Taste of Glenview 2026
Historic Wagner Farm · Glenview
Mon, Nov 16 · 12:00 PM
7th Annual S.T.A.R. Turkey Trot & Luncheon
Centennial Activity Center · Park Ridge
Fri, Mar 5 · 3:00 PM
FITZGERALDS TEACHER HAPPY HOUR 3/5
Fitzgerald's Sidebar · Berwyn
$$
Wed, Apr 7 · 6:30 PM
Community Dinner
Northwestern University · Evanston
Free hot dogs at The Wieners Circle
The Wiener's Circle · Lincoln Park
$
Holiday Ticketed Events
The Walnut Room · Chicago Loop
$$
Weekly Trivia Night at Mary Jo McGuire's
Mary Jo McGuire's · Lincoln Park
$$
Pumpkin painting
JoJo's Shake Bar - Chicago · River North
$$
Tenderfest
Navy Pier · Streeterville
Forbidden Forest Tea
The Langham, Chicago · River North
Midōsuji Grand Opening Season
Midōsuji · Chicago Loop
Uptown Lounge
Uptown Lounge & Coffee Shop · Uptown
$
Karaoke Nights and Live Music
Uptown Lounge & Coffee Shop · Uptown
$
Grand Cru
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
Filipino American History Month Specials
Sunda New Asian · Fulton Market District
$$$
Rise & Shine Gourmet
Millennium Park · Chicago Loop
Sporty Bird by Art Smith
Fulton Market District
The Lobby
River North
$$$
Brûlée
Near South Side
Shaw's Crab House
River North
$$$
Ada Street
West Town
$$
Bronzeville Winery
Bronzeville
$$
Sabor A Café Niles - Steakhouse & Live Music Venue
Niles
Obélix
River North
$$$$
Francois Frankie Le Carousel Bar
Chicago Loop
Dancen
Lincoln Square
$$
Lincoln Park Corner Kitchen
Lincoln Park
$$
Cabra
Fulton Market District
$$$
Three Top Lounge at The Salt Shed
West Town
$$
Drawing Room
Chicago Loop
$$
Volare Ristorante Italiano
Streeterville
$$
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Lincoln Park
$$
Tetto
West Town
Indiyaana
Schaumburg
$$
Dinner and Omakase Service at Kai Zan
KAI ZAN CHICAGO · West Town
$$$$
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
River North
$$$$
Giant
Logan Square
$$$
Local Option
Sheffield & DePaul
$$
Carnitas Don Pedro
Lower West Side
$$
VU Rooftop
Near South Side
$$$
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