What:Christina Tosi’s NYC sensation sweet shop finally arrives. Why:Try classics like corn cookies, but don’t sleep on the Hot Dog Bomb, with all the Chicago dog ingredients inside a pastry.

1. Season the steak: Heat a small skillet over medium. Add caraway and cumin seeds and toast until fragrant, about 1 minute. Coarsely grind spices with a mortar and pestle or spice grinder.

This adapted excerpt from Karen Lewis’s posthumous new memoir recounts the transformation of the Chicago Teachers Union into a disrupter of the status quo. Read more ...

As everybody knows, the highest point on which a person can stand in Chicago is Willis Tower’s Skydeck, which, at 1,353 feet up, offers a view of Michigan, on the other side of the lake.

The annual Viva La Mujer Chicago Market returns this weekend in honor of Women’s History Month. The event honors the creative ...

Each spring since 1982, thousands of professionals have traded business attire for running shoes in Chicago’s Grant Park. This isn’t just any after-hours gathering—it’s the J.P. Morgan ...

Yet another Chicago dining icon is celebrating a big anniversary right now — Shaw’s Crab House turns 40 this year. Regularly listed as one of the highest-grossing restaurants in America (in ...

These 11 newcomers are making their mark on Chicago’s dining scene with unexpected flavors and bold concepts.