Discover how MION Artisan Soap Co. transforms clean ingredients into handcrafted skincare—rooted in family, wellness, and thoughtful gifting
Wheeling’s newest Irish pub debuts just in time for St. Patrick’s Day—bringing Guinness, live music, and high-energy celebration to the Chicago suburbs
Elk Grove Village icon honors 66 years of rich, filled pączki, unveiling a new location while preserving the recipes, bakers, and flavors that made it a Midwest institution
A third-generation chocolatier keeps tradition alive with small-batch confections, fresh ingredients, and a reminder that local businesses are the heart of every community
At 13th Floor Chicago, romance trades roses for fangs as a blood-red Valentine’s haunted house turns desire, fear, and adrenaline
Inside Chicago Culinary Kitchen, the Texas-style smokehouse in Palatine turning football parties into legendary feasts
From Willie’s famous prognostication to a storybook town square filled with shops, food, and festive cheer, Woodstock, IL turns February into a celebration
From screenwriting to novels, Audrey Wilson draws on Midwest unease, emotional realism, and representation to craft a new kind of literary horror
From award-winning lagers to Detroit-style pan pies, the Lake Zurich brewery turning football Sundays into a neighborhood ritual
From a wood-fired oven in suburban Illinois to the world’s most prestigious pizza competitions, Tievoli proves that great pizza, like love, travels fast
Fourteen women-led ensembles. Five nights. One intimate room in Arlington Heights that keeps rewriting Chicago’s jazz story
As the NFL playoffs heat up, a beloved Palatine hot dog stand proves that great food tastes even better when it gives back
Midwest’s first Activate Games blends video gaming, physical activity, and family-friendly competition into one high-energy experience
Andy Oler’s Literary Landscapes Project Explores Midwestern Identity Through 73 Voices, From Toni Morrison to the Beauty of Everyday Towns
The strangely soulful origin story of the Sock Monkey Museum