The Violet Hour, a James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar in Chicago's Wicker Park, is closing permanently after 18 years.

In a city that celebrates its cocktails loud and proud, a bar tucked away in an alley doesn't chase its patrons. It just ...

Entry to the club is reserved for dues-paying members of a new private concierge network launching in tandem with the bar.

Big, national names are building a local audience, while homegrown talent dazzle with their attention to craft.

Starting today, Folia in South End will become an all-day café. Dig in: From 8-11am, the cocktail bar will serve Nightswim ...