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LK events is taking your event to the next level - offering wedding, social and corporate event planning. See some of their success on their portfolio page! ...

Moonlight Studios offers highly unique and versatile spaces for special events and production - with the main focus on a modern and natural finish and a ...

Fierce Production offers wedding, design and virtual event planning - they are known for having an unique and outstanding approach, with a focus on ...

Liven it up Events offers wedding, social, and corporate planning. They have a serious roster of event experts ready to go. Live it up events is here to ...

Cannabis users in southern Illinois will be able to legally smoke in public starting Saturday, July 10th, in a lounge built precisely for that purpose in ...

Marquette Avenue Events has a team of passionate planners who believe it is their duty to help their clients. They make the entire planning journey unique, ...

Before the World Wide Web made everything convenient for us, serial author William Gibson introduced us to the fascinating world of the Matrix. Think of it ...

First published in 1965, Dune is Frank Herbert’s most iconic work, often considered one of the most beloved science fiction books of all time. It narrates ...

Originally published in 1985, Ender’s Game is a sci-fi book by the American prolific author Orson Scott Card. It’s been one of the most popular science ...

First published in 1951, Prelude to Foundation is a collection of short stories that veteran biochemistry professor-turned-author Isaac Asimov wrote from ...

Dan Simmons has always been revered for his mastery of building immersive worlds, and Hyperion is his best science fiction work yet. Winner of the 1989 ...

Originally published in 1992, Neal Stephenson’s Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee Snow Crash has earned its reputation as one of the best science fiction and ...

Part of the highly-acclaimed Known Space series, Ringworld by Larry Liven is not just a winner of the 1970 Hugo Award; it’s also arguably one of the best ...

It is probably one of those places you would never know existed if you didn’t hear about it from someone else. The Drifter is one of those bars that has to be ...

The moment you first glance at the outdoor patio at Recess, you may think it was designed specifically to address pandemic-related seating capacity limits and ...

First published in 1968, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is perhaps Philip K. Dick’s best-known novel and one of the fan-favorite sci-fi classics. ...

If any novel were to be crowned the ultimate science fiction classic, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein would be it. More than three decades ...

Over his colorful career as an author, Iain M. Banks has established himself as the master of the strange. Excession is the fifth installation in his ...

The Left Hand of Darkness is a sci-fi masterpiece from one of the most beloved authors of modern times, Ursula Le Guin. Dubbed the “chemist of the heart”, ...

If we’d to pick one author whose work will set the pace for sci-fi in the future, it’d definitely be Kim Robinson. He is unquestionably one of the most ...

Carl Sagan was hands down one of the most powerful and effective scientific writers of modern times. From his infamous science tour-de-force with the first ...

Brave New World is Aldous Huxley’s most popular and enduring work of science fiction. This dystopian classic predicts a terrifying vision of the world’s ...

Like most of the best science fiction novels, H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds was light years ahead of its time. Its popularity may have been unjustly ...

Originally published in 1957, The Stars My Destination is a sci-fi novel by Hugo Award-winner Alfred Bester. It’s adapted from The Count of Monte Cristo ...

The almost riotous success of Andy Weir’s The Martian is a fascinating story in and of itself, but not one that the publishers wish to be retold. After ...

The Passage is the debut novel in Justin Cronin’s trilogy of the same name, which also includes The Twelve and The City of Mirrors. The bestselling author ...

Traumatized, desperate, and bereaved after the downfall of the world as he knew it, Hig doesn’t have much to live for, except for a few things he would go ...

Jean Hegland’s brilliantly imaginative debut novel will make you feel thankful for electricity, cell phones, and music players, all while underscoring our ...

Before Malerman’s Bird Box was on everyone’s lips, there was José Saramago Blindness, a dreadful tale of vision loss epidemic that led to the breakdown of ...

You probably know Bird Box from Susanne Bier’s chilling Netflix thriller of the same name. In Josh Malerman’s terrifying debut, residents of Michigan ...

If you’re a fan of Jack McDevitt’s work, then you know he is a rare find, a science fiction author who is a storyteller at the core. Given his ability to ...

We’ll have to admit – cargo pants aren’t the first piece of clothing that comes to mind when you think of women’s fashion, but this retro style that was ...

Close to 300,000 applications have been submitted seeking pandemic rent assistance through Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois state programs. However, ...

A trio of Chicago drivers has launched a class-action lawsuit against the private company, Chicago Parking Meters. The suit alleges that the exclusive contract ...

In 2015, Google decided to move its Chicago operations from River North, expanding its Midwest operations. At the time, this was seen as a huge factor in ...

Chicagoans who tried alternative forms of transportation over the last year will soon be treated to even more options. The city is considering the long-term ...

Established by a Jewish Romanian entrepreneur - Romanian Kosher Sausage Co. is offering the finest romanian specialties, such as homemade pastrami, ...

Located in Logan Square, Staropolska is striving to offer the finest dining experience, with both dine-in & catering service, offering lots of well known ...

Imagine enjoying nice Romanian food in a church? Holy Nativity Romanian Orthodox Church got you covered, with offering fine dining in beautiful ...

Saravale Meat Market located in Chicago - offers the perfect opportunity to all Romanians  living in Chicago. With selling specialties, such as Mici, also ...

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