Wrigleyville

A drink for every woman in Chicago

2013-05-22 12:34:00

Summertime in Chicago means the bars will be as packed as ever with young singles looking to mingle and tingle. The women of this city are as distinct as the neighborhoods that produce them, and it's important for every guy to know his environment....

Black Sheep Beer Garden reopens in Wrigleyville

2013-05-16 00:00:00

As the weather warms up and the Cubs' season rolls on, Wrigleyville residents will want to keep Black Sheep Beer Garden on their radars. The bar, which is located in the space formerly home to The Yard at 3441 N. Sheffield Ave., reopened last weekend...

Poll: Voters root for neither Ricketts nor rooftops

2013-05-15 05:18:00

Chicago voters in a Tribune/WGN poll have a message for Cubs executives and Wrigleyville rooftop owners locked in a feud over the team's proposed ballpark overhaul: A plague on both your houses. Nearly half said they side with neither the Cubs nor the...

"Rabbit" by Stage Left at Theater Wit ★★★

2013-05-01 13:41:00

I smell a niche at Theater Wit, the multispace venue just a few blocks from the bars and eateries of Wrigleyville: the date-night show. Not a bad idea, given the locale. Itamar Moses' "Completeness," wherein a pair of brainy graduate students almost...

The Wrigley rehab

2013-05-02 00:00:00

If you imagine yourself in, say, Section 211, looking out over a bases-loaded bottom of the inning with a cold Old Style in hand, then the artists' renderings of a modernized Wrigley Field look pretty good. That 6,000-square-foot Jumbotron must be...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel would give bikes more leeway on city streets

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday proposed making city streets more accommodating to bike riders while toughening penalties for drivers as well as cyclists who violate the rules of the road. The amendments to the city's bike ordinance, including some that...

Emanuel to propose nine additional food-truck parking spaces

2013-05-07 21:25:00

Chicago will increase its number of dedicated food-truck parking spaces to 30 from the current total of 21, under a proposal to be presented to the City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Department of...

Proposal to license and regulate pedicabs resurrected

2013-05-08 15:31:00

Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) is resurrecting a proposal to license and regulate pedicabs. The Wrigleyville alderman last introduced a pedicab ordinance in 2011, but the measure faced some roadblocks and stalled. At Wednesday's City Council meeting, he...

Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.

2013-05-06 08:19:00

EAT Anniversary Party Big G's Pizza 3716 N. Clark St. 773-281-2444 The Wrigleyville pizzeria throws a BYOB first anniversary bash with 50 varieties of New York-style slices—including barbecue pulled pork, Philly cheese steak, mac 'n' cheese...

Wrigley wreport

2013-04-11 16:32:05

Dealing with the Wrigley Field deal

2013-04-15 00:00:00

And then, suddenly, there was a Wrigley Field deal. To readers wondering how this would affect their visits (or life) in Wrigleyville, the parameters of the deal were a draw in Monday's Chicago Tribune. So were the statements Monday of the deal's...

Going Mowgli? Just be careful where you step

2013-04-26 00:00:00

The no-diapers movement is reportedly gathering great force in New York, where a cadre of hipster moms in SoHo and Brooklyn are trying to save the environment and let their little ones go free. I call it the "Go Mowgli" movement, after the little boy...

@NewSamSameCity said, ". (It has a) great atmosphere, great food and (it's) a little off the beaten path of Wrigleyville.

2013-05-21 10:18:00

Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts speaks about a proposed $500 million investment in Wrigley Field and the Wrigleyville neighborhood during a breakfast with the City Club of Chicago on Wednesday.

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts addresses the City Club of Chicago today. Ricketts provided details of his family�s proposed $500 million investment in Wrigley Field and the Wrigleyville neighborhood, which will be formally filed with the City of Chicago.

2013-05-01 00:00:00