Taste Chicago

Chicago-based Belgravia Group, Ltd. and LMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Miami-based Lennar Corporation, say that they have closed on the 4.1-acre parcel of land known as Triangle Square.

The Chicago Plan Commission approved Belgravia’s $200 million pla...

Good Measure is a punk-tinged spot with “upgraded classic cocktails and superbly indulgent bar bites,” writes Maggie Hennessy. The cozy bar makes a mean Penicillin — described as a “smoky ode to autumn” — while a “perfectly balanced” cosmo features aronia berry liqueur in lieu of cranberry juice. Back in the kitchen, che...

Only one sack allowed to break down this week for the Chicago Bears in their division clinching game against the Green Bay Packers. I thought Mitchell Trubisky was deft in avoiding the Packer pass rush all afternoon and this was a big game in the development of the young quarter...

One of baseball’s best pinch-hitters is moving to the American League:

The Cubs have traded infielder Tommy La Stella to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later or cash considerations. La Stella posted a .266/.340/.331 slash line in 192 plate appearances last year and owned a .273/.356/.397 triple slash in his four-year stint with the Cubs. The move also clears a roster space, as the 40-man now sits at 39.

Moving La Stella comes a day after the Cubs acquired ut...

Fortunately for Writers Theatre, the highly implausible claim on its website that Twelfth Night "has never felt more relevant" isn't the funniest thing about the production. However, what it lacks in relevance, it makes up for in actual humor, with a blend of broad slapstick and dry wit.

Scott Parkinson steals the entire show as the hilariously affected Sir Andrew Aguecheek, often commanding full belly laughs. He flounces...

With the merger of Ogden and Jenner elementary schools underway, Chicago Public Schools earlier this month removed the well-respected principal of the former from his post of three years. Dr. Michael Beyer, who's worked for the district since 2003 and has earned accolades as a principal, was accused by the Chicago Board of Education's inspector general of falsifying attendance records across Ogden's three K-12 campuses comprising some 1,900 students. Now Beyer is suing the sc...

Il ministro dell’Interno, Matteo Salvini, ha annunciato che con il c.d. decreto “sicurezza” sarà introdotto l’obbligo di «chiusura entro le 21 dei negozietti etnici che diventano ritrovo di spacciatori e di gente che fa casino». Provando ad anticipare le più ovvie obiezioni, il vicepremier si è affrettato a sottolineare che «non è un’iniziativa contro i negozi stranieri, ma per limitare abusi di certi negozi che diventano ricett...