Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

The winners for the American food industry's biggest awards have been announced, and Chicago has a single winner among them. The James Beard Awards were once again held in Chicago this year.

The James Beard Award-recognized chef Rodolfo Cuadros' The Basement is a cocktail lounge themed around Millennial nostalgia that features off-the-wall drinks and food from a wood-burning oven in Logan Square.

Moonflower Murders brings back Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd to investigate another mystery via Alan Conway's books. 

The National Memorial Day Concert is here, honoring our military with music, stories of veterans, and more. See the celebrities performing here. 

The team behind the oyster-and-more pop-up Motorshucker is opening a restaurant on the patio of Avondale's Guild Row that will serve po' boys, soft serve, and natural wine during the warm season.

Watch the first trailer for The Marlow Murder Club, an adaptation of a popular novel, while it goes into production for a second season before its premiere this fall.

Dovetail Brewery makes styles of beer mostly ignored by other craft breweries – and serves them in unusual traditions discovered from around the world.

Max and Jake execute their final plans while everyone else also tries to come out on top during a big bank sale. Who will win out in the end?

Richard arrives on the Isle of Man, unhappy with his late wife, while his daughters continue to wrestle with their own relationship and their mother's choices.

Make a healthy, anthropomorphic snack for your kids from fruits and vegetables.

Make individual-sized, easily handled pizza pops with some garlic butter dipping sauce for a fun treat for kids. 

“We want to be a catalyst for development in these neighborhoods that have been abandoned for over 60 years now,” says the owner of Momentum Coffee, which has locations in under-resourced neighborhoods and offers training and mentorship programs.

Otto Kerner gave his name to a report that called for enormous changes in American society to address racial disparities, but his reputation for integrity suffered when he became the first (not the last) Illinois governor convicted of a crime.

After months of rumors, we finally have confirmation that Downton Abbey is indeed returning for a third movie – with some new cast members. 

Maggie Lynch is preparing to leave Edinburgh and tie up any loose ends in the meantime, but plenty of other people are scheming to take her down first.