Augment beereality with Tech Noir at Marz Community Brewing

Chicago Reader (Lit & Lectures) 1/23 4:10A Mike Sula

These beer cans make music. For most people, a heady quaff from a hoppy IPA inspires all sorts of synaptic fireworks you struggle to express.…

4 South Side hospitals seek $1.1 billion merger, build one hospital

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 4:01A Maudlyne Ihejirika

Advocate Trinity and three other South Side hospitals plan to merge with one new hospital and some community clinics. | AP file photo A single hospital would replace Advocate Trinity, South Shore, St....

Man charged with exposing himself, robbing woman on Red Line train

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 3:39A David Struett

Police released this surveillance image of the suspect in an alleged robbery and sexual assault Jan. 2, 2020, on the CTA’s Red Line. | Chicago police Antoine Jackson also allegedly touched the woman...

Tammy Wendt, Cook County Board of Review commissioner Democratic candidate profile

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 3:00A CST Editorial Board

Tammy Wendt, Cook County Board of Review Democratic primary candidate. | Provided She was a Cook County assistant state’s attorney from 2000 to 2004. Candidate profile Tammy Wendt Running for:...

Abdelnasser Rashid, Cook County Board of Review commissioner Democratic candidate profile

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 3:00A CST Editorial Board

Abdelnasser Rashid, Cook County Board of Review Democratic primary candidate. | Provided photo He served as policy director and deputy chief of staff for former Cook County Clerk David Orr, He was...

Metra Electric trains halted outside Millennium Station for station fire alarm

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 2:50A David Struett

Metra Electric trains were unable to enter or exit Millennium Station on Jan. 23, 2020 due to wire problems. | Sun-Times files The duration of this delay is unknown as crews are working to restore...

Presidential portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama coming to Chicago in 2021

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 2:38A Mitch Dudek

Presidential portraits of Michelle and Barack Obama will be on display at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021. | Provided The portraits will be on display at the Art Institute. The presidential...

Stacey King can’t believe Bulls coach Jim Boylen made a Luke Kornet-Robert Horry comparison:...

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/23 1:24A Phil Rosenthal

If Bulls TV analyst Stacey King had been drinking water, NBC Sports Chicago viewers would have been treated to a spit take during their Wednesday night Bulls victory over the Timberwolves. “Believe it or not, Jim Boylen said (Luke Kornet) reminds...

Review: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis ardently salute Beethoven

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/23 1:12A Howard Reich

How fitting that violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis devoted their Wednesday night program in Orchestra Hall to sonatas by Beethoven. For the composer will be front and center throughout this year as the world celebrates his...

1 killed, 2 wounded in West Garfield Park shooting

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 1:05A David Struett

Three people were shot, one fatally, Jan. 22, 2020, in the 200 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue. | Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times Tyrese Hearon was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced...

Blackhawks enter All-Star break with revived playoff hopes, but with work left to do

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 12:55A Ben Pope

The Blackhawks’ odds dipped slightly after Tuesday’s loss to the Panthers, but are still back from the dead a month ago. | Getty The Hawks’ 11-5-0 stretch entering the break boosted their odds...

Schaumburg Show: Week 3 of show season comes to Chicago outdoors

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 1/23 12:32A Dale Bowman

Kayaks, such as this one in 2019, will be one of the things I will be checking today at the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Show. | Dale Bowman The Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo...

Column: 12 changes the White Sox should make for the 2020 season

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/23 12:00A Paul Sullivan

White Sox general manager Rick Hahn revealed his wish list after the 2019 season and basically got everything he had hoped for this offseason, suddenly creating high expectations for a rebuilding team that finished 28½ games behind the...

Southern Thai favorites in Roscoe Village, another big food hall opening in Loop, plus more Chicago...

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/23 12:00A Grace Wong

Six years ago, Kris Henry and his wife, Christen, bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok because they wanted to escape the Chicago winter. When they arrived, it was love at first tom yum soup. Their obsession with Thailand and its food was so intense...

The official portraits of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are going on tour for...

Winnetka Talk (Lifestyles) 1/22 11:49P Steve Johnson

The official portraits of President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama are coming to Chicago. The hugely popular paintings will leave the National Portrait Gallery for the first time since they were unveiled almost two years ago, beginning...