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Eat. Watch. Do. Thursday, April 24, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It’s Thursday, Chicago. We’re so close to the weekend I can taste it! The Lollapalooza of the city’s art scene, EXPO Chicago, is now underway. Chicago bibliophiles will also take pleasure in Independent Bookstore Day, which booksellers across the city will celebrate Saturday. Plus, this week Food critic Louisa Kung Liu Chu delves into Midwestern-style comfort food in Portage Park, and TV critic Nina Metz reviews “Leverage: Redemption” on Amazon. Enjoy the weekend, we’ll see you back here next week. — Lauryn Azu, deputy senior editor Editor’s note: My apologies for double-sending the newsletter last week! I promise not to clog your inbox going forward. | | | | The annual international art fair, with contemporary works from more than 170 galleries, returns to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. | | | | | Thoughtful monthly and weekly food specials, and even a whimsical mystery grilled cheese sandwich, heighten the experience. | | | | | The rich and corrupt are no match for the karmic justice dished out by the team on “Leverage: Redemption.” | | | | | As tariffs threaten to send import prices soaring, domestic wines might be poised to be a value alternative for many American consumers. | | | | | Riot Fest headliners for 2025 will be Blink-182 on Friday, Weezer and Jack White on Saturday and Green Day on Sunday, along with sets by the Sex Pistols and The Beach Boys. | | | | | Creative culinary studio TXA TXA Club and nonprofit SkyART have teamed together to host dinners where hopeful young chefs learn from pros. | | | | | This long but substantial drama now on stage in Skokie tells the story of two generations of a family, one in the last days of World War II. | | | | | This coming Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. Should you need some reasons to participate, we have a shelf full of worthy writers and titles. | | | |
