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Check out what's on tap at suburban bars for Chicago Craft Beer Week May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago Craft Beer Week launched four years ago as a way to celebrate all the breweries and beer-focused spots that the area has to offer. Since then it's continued to grow every year. This year more than 300 spots in the city and suburbs are using the event as an opportunity to offer something special to their existing customers, lure in more patrons and test the appeal of new beers.
Night life events: Catch live music at Rugan’s May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Catch Joe Wray from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Rugan's in Antioch — a wine and martini bar and alehouse serving tapas. Or enjoy the best of Latin music — including salsa, bachata, cumbia and merengue — from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Friday at Club 13 at Villa Verone in Elgin.
Naperville council OKs new late-night permit for old Rosebud site May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Mayor George Pradel begged the council to "hold off" and Police Chief Robert Marshall says the move will require the city to hire more police, but Naperville officials increased their late-night liquor permits by one. Council members voted 8 to 1, with Pradel voting no, to expand the capped permits to allow for Ballydoyle to open its new Empire craft beer and burger pub at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Main Street in the old Rosebud site.
Night life: Hofbrauhaus celebrates German maibock May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Hofbrauhaus Chicago celebrates maibock. Porter's Pub features a dual Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo bash this weekend. John Barleycorn hosts a three-day street fest.
Bloody Marys morph from hangover cure to brunch fave May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
I know we should be talking about Mint Juleps on the eve of the Kentucky Derby, but really, when was the last time you had a julep outside the first week of May? Now Bloody Mary ... there's a drink with stamina; a beverage that sprints into the spring holidays and effortlessly rounds the turn into summer's al fresco scene, even picking up speed for fall tailgating. And suburban bars are putting their own spin on the brunch specialty.
Tavern crackdown awaits new St. Charles City CouncilApr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
The incoming St. Charles mayor and city council are likely to push through an enhanced crackdown on overserving at downtown taverns. And there are number of routes they can take.
Varied menu, atmosphere draw crowds to Tommy Nevin's in Naperville Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
I was looking forward to trying out the southwest Naperville outpost of Tommy Nevin's Pub when it first opened in 2007. On our first visit, the one thing that stood out beside the jovial atmosphere was the noise level in the crowded bar. We decided to give it another try on a recent Sunday. It's still packed, but we found some quieter spots where we could enjoy the varied food and drink menu.
New downtown Barrington tavern will serve nearby restaurant patrons Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
A long-vacant building along the Union Pacific railroad tracks in downtown Barrington will become a tavern called the Tip Top Tap later this spring. Village trustees approved a special-use permit Monday to turn the former Executive Center at 102 N. Cook Street into a tavern primarily intended as a waiting area for Ciao Baby! restaurant, which sits 200 feet to the east at 232 E. Main St.
Naperville council worries about ‘mixed messages’ with pub proposal Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Downtown Naperville has seen a steady decrease in crime over the past six months and police Chief Robert Marshall says his downtown safety plan appears to be working. So the question facing city council members in coming weeks is whether adding a 19th late-night liquor permit might threaten that progress.
Night life events: Five courses meets six beers at Barleycorn’s Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
A five-course John Barleycorn meal meets a six-beer Lagunitas craft brew tasting starting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. Get a good look at the Two Brothers brewing process with free brewery tours offered at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays at the Warrenville location.
It’s easy to feel right at home at Fox Lake’s Route 12 Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Route 12 Bar & Grill reopened two years ago along Route 12 in Fox Lake, taken over by a husband-and-wife team with a long-held dream of running their own bar. They entirely gutted the dive bar, converting it into a neighborhood hangout anchored by good food and craft beer. It's a place where you'll feel right at home on your first visit, making it easy to become a regular.
Lee DeWyze boasts new album, new label and a return to Viper Alley Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Buoyed by a new single, a new label and a new album due out later this summer, Lee DeWyze can't help but hum with positivity. The former Mount Prospect native and Season 9 "American Idol" winner is in town Friday, April 19, for a sort of homecoming show at Lincolnshire's Viper Alley. “It's a beautiful venue, it's really great. It's going to be a fun show.”
Night life: Booze and blues at MillroseApr 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Millrose Restaurant hosts the BK Read Blues Band starting at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12. Drink specials include $3 Miller Lite bottles. Stop in early for dinner and half-priced bottles of house wine in the dining room.
Tuscan in Arlington Heights a mix of bar, restaurant and store Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
With a mellow setting and calendar full of activities, Tuscan Market & Wine Shop in Arlington Heights aims to be a hangout for drinkers and Italian food lovers, while also offering a full retail shop for patrons looking to enjoy food and drinks at home.
Night life events: Soda! starts the party at Ballydoyle Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Get your Soda! fix — the band, of course — at Ballydoyle in Bloomingdale starting at 9 p.m. Friday, April 5. No more manic Mondays. The Foundry prefers to call them Martini Mondays — complete with a long list of $5 martinis.
Fox & Hound unveils new decor, menu items at suburban taverns Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Fox & Hound is looking to freshen things up and is using the Chicago area as its testing ground before rolling out the changes to its other 79 locations across the country. New menus and décor have already launched in Schaumburg, Bloomingdale and Arlington Heights, focusing on fresh foods, local beers and entertainment meant to make it a place anyone can hang out.
Elmhurst’s HB Jones features clever decor, design-your-own burgers Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Mascots may usually be the domain of sports teams, fast food restaurants and breakfast cereals, but when Salseria owner Anthony Gambino was working on his new spot, he decided he'd have one too. The menu and décor at HB Jones, which opened in December at 551 S. York St. in Elmhurst, are based around the imagined adventures of a fictional world traveler, mixing American cuisine and drinks with a bit of international flare.
Night life events: Bar Louie opens in Geneva Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Celebrate at Bar Louie's newest location in Geneva. Bar Louie is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Enjoy a food happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with half-off select appetizers and flatbreads, including calamari, bruschetta, quesadillas, dips and boneless wings.
Lombard’s Vino Cellar a place to sip and savor Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Cesar and Courtney Pena have turned their hobby into a business, opening The Vino Cellar Nov. 30 to share their love of wine with downtown Lombard. A bar and retail shop, the spot at 141 W. St. Charles Road offers a relaxed place for wine and craft beer drinkers alike. The Vino Cellar serves 20 wines by the glass, and both the tastings and glass selections change monthly, so there's always something new to try.
Night life events: Free Bacardi sampling at Gatsby's Mar 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Try out the various flavors of Bacardi — free — at Gatsby's sampling event Friday, March 22. The Arlington Heights sports pub also offers other drink specials, too. Also, Tilted Kilt in Elgin hosts a GNO event on Thursday, March 28.