West Loop

Locally roasted coffee by the numbers

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Chicagoans take their coffee seriously, and not just when they're drinking it. "For a long time in Chicago, coffee shops were split into two camps," said Zaida Dedolph of HalfWit Coffee Roasters. "Ones that served Intelligentsia, and ones that served...

A newbie's guide to Chicago Craft Beer Week

2013-05-14 15:43:00

How much does Chicago love its beer? Our craft beer week is 11 days long, if that's any indication. The fourth annual Chicago Craft Beer Week (May 16-26) is busier than past years, with 21 new breweries joining the lineup of tastings, tap takeovers and $4...

Outdoor West Loop Craft Beer Fest planned for Clinton Street

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Chicago's never seen a block party quite like the West Loop Craft Beer Festival. Set to close out Chicago Craft Beer Week, organizers say the May 25 fest will be the first craft beer fest in the city's history to take place in a public street. The...

Barrington car show moving to Chicago in 2014

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The Barrington Concours d'Elegance, an annual showcase of collectible cars and motorcycles, will move to downtown Chicago in 2014 and be renamed the Chicago Concours, its new management told the Tribune. The new owners are David Cooper, founder of...

Greening up the West Loop

2013-04-29 16:32:05

Chicago center brings meditative mindset to combating youth violence

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table. "Allow your mind to feel the way you feel," Sakyong Mipham...

Mini-review: La Cuchara

2013-04-25 00:00:00

La Cuchara 1521 W. Madison St. 312-291-9344 Rating:�!! (out of four)�Give it some time What's a restaurant's website for if not to stoke your appetite? La Cuchara's definitely features some appealing claims that fueled my anticipation, but upon arrival,...

Floral shop includes charity in its arrangements

2013-04-15 10:19:00

The phrase "two guys opened a floral shop" sounds like the punch line to a bad joke. But helping low-income students in Chicago is a serious mission for entrepreneurs Steven Dyme, 22, of Wilmette, and Joseph Dickstein, 23, of the West Loop. The...

30 dishes to eat while visiting Chicago

2013-04-11 00:00:00

You've already waited in line for popcorn at Garrett. You've endured verbal abuse at The Wieners Circle. And you've devoured the Chicago classic that is the Italian beef sandwich (Al's #1 and Johnnie's being the best, depending on who you ask). So...

St. James Church gathers its faithful

2013-03-29 09:33:00

An unforgiving icy wind blew across the three dozen — young and old, black and white, rich and poor — gathered on Palm Sunday in front of the ancient and shuttered St. James Catholic Church in Bronzeville. It was a cold morning for the...

Other visions of home at Elmhurst Art Museum

2013-03-06 15:30:00

The lobby of the Elmhurst Art Museum is full with a dozen or so miniature wooden houses, perfect for dolls or birds with a taste for culture. The domestic sculptures are the work of the late Don Baum, who sometimes constructed them from mahjongg tiles,...

Its job complete, Obama re-election tech team ventures forward

2012-11-25 00:00:00

In spring 2011, Michael Slaby made a pitch to a small group of men at the West Loop offices of Sandbox Industries, a local venture capital firm and business incubator. Slaby, a Chicagoan and the chief integration and innovation officer for President...

Chicago police on the scene of a West Loop accident in which a female pedestrian was killed.

2013-04-22 08:26:00

Who eats: Business folks, West Loop neighbors Why eat: Great Mexican food, moderately priced Ambience: With its hardwood floors, wooden seats and benches backed by what appear to be headboards, De Cero oozes a simple, rustic feel.

2013-02-25 00:00:00

At a time when seemingly every top-name chef in town (Achatz, Cantu, Duffy, Kahan, Elliot, Izard, etc.) was setting up shop in the West Loop, Ryan McCaskey literally went the Road Less Traveled route, opening his sleek, luxury-dining restaurant on a quieter-than-most stretch of South Wabash Avenue.

2013-01-16 13:47:46