Even though Illinois won't be inundated with presidential candidates like Iowa or New Hampshire, we will be able to boast one thing that residents of those states will not — the Green Party's national convention. The Green Party will hold its convention July 10-13 next year at the Chicago Theatre. The recently renovated (and finally re-opened) Blackstone Hotel will serve as home base for 1,500 or more participants — though we doubt there will be... more ›

When Chicagoist moved to the city, we immediately went on a tireless search for our beloved Thai dish, panang curry. Several take-out orders and many Thai iced teas later, we were still disappointed, only managing to find one that was not as terrible as the others, but still by no means “very good.” more ›