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New Restaurants Coming to the Chicago Area in Summer 2026
The days have once again begun their inexorable shortening, but it's a long time before those summer evenings perfect for a patio, cocktail, or sweet treat disappear.
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If you haven’t noticed from the ice crystals creeping up your windows or the wind biting at your nose, it’s pretty cold out there! Lean into the frigid temperatures from the safety of your couch (preferably under a heated blanket) with these delightfully wintry cold weather stories from WTTW.
Goff not only designed idiosyncratic homes but also painted and composed some music for player piano, which Chicago's Third Coast Percussion has transcribed to accompany an Art Institute exhibit.
Judging from the restaurant designs up for recognition at Chicago's local Jean Banchet Awards, what we all seem to need right now is aspirational escape.
The James Beard Awards, a national recognition in the food and hospitality industry often compared to the Academy Awards, have announced 2026 semifinalists, and Chicago has one more than last year.
South Side + Friends, hosted by Dominque Leach of Lexington Betty Smokehouse, aims to bring some visitors and recognition to South Side businesses.
Gabriel believes the discovery of skeletons at a bomb crater is related to an apparent suicide, and sets out to prove it.
As James helps Sister Rose with one of the abandoned dogs she has rescued, an opportunity for an expensive upgrade to the practice appears.
Eliza and Alexander both investigate the disappearance of a prize racehorse in the aftermath of an acrimonious divorce between well-connected aristocrats.
Ten years after it concluded its final season, Downton Abbey is returning to WTTW and PBS, giving fans a chance to revisit the beloved Crawley family and the world of Downton.
Two Yemeni coffee chains from Dearborn, Michigan have opened their first Chicago outposts along Kedzie, while two other new cafes also spotlight Turkish and Kurdish coffee and pastries.
The Dearborn Park neighborhood rose from another expanse of abandoned railroad property amid high hopes – and deep unease – about whom downtown redevelopment was really for.
The popular, sustainably focused farmers market will move its indoor winter market to its new home, with plans to host pop-ups, educational programs, and more there.
Rich Wang spotlights Taiwanese ingredients, dishes, and stories at Minyoli in Andersonville. He recommends some lesser-known places in Chicago for specific dishes.
Gabriel Book sells, yes, books – but he also helps investigate crimes in immediate postwar London, while also harboring secrets of his own.
As World War II comes to an end, Skeldale House is in shambles. Mrs. Hall has left to help her son and new granddaughter, leaving chaos behind.
