Liquor Park

05/02/2023

Lopez took thousands of photos of the neighborhood, where he was a constant fixture since the early '70s. "I don't think I ever knew anyone who loved that neighborhood as much as he did," said a neighborhood gallery owner.

09/04/2020

Longtime bartenders attempted to buy the bar from owner Nick Novich in recent years. They feel they didn’t get a fair shake, but new owner Jun Lin said the bar's creative spirit will remain.

06/02/2020

Police caught people stealing in the act, allowing them to leave if they returned the stolen items and promised to go home.

05/13/2020

It’s a sad day, for sure.

Chicago bar fixture Claudio Velez appears caught in the crossfire of a West Loop feud

05/01/2020

Whoa!

04/29/2020

If you've spent much time in Chicago’s artsier north-side enclaves, you’ve likely crossed paths with Chicago rapper Brian Wharton—he goes by Sharkula, but he’s also...

04/02/2020

"When you think about war, soldiers are on the front line. In this situation it’s our medical workers on the front line."

10/21/2019

The Boundary in Wicker Park was the first full-service restaurant from Chicago-wide restaurant group Bottleneck Management.

10/15/2019

"It's bittersweet," Martin Serbest said of the timing of his restaurant opening. "The important thing is to be a part of the community."

10/07/2019

Sometimes in Chicago, a home's first floor is actually below street level. So Shayle from Evanston asks: why are the streets so high in some Chicago neighborhoods? Some homes sit below street level in Chicago because nearby roads were actually raised in the late 1850s, according to Kathleen Carpente...

09/28/2019

Yeti Store in former Double Door...

08/20/2019

Owner Frank Cosgrave discovered unopened bottles of 1930's booze when renovating the bar, where you can get a properly-poured Guinness.