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Consignment Lounge, at 3520 W. Diversey Ave., is a neighborhood bar built inside a vintage shop. Its own tagline sums up the idea: “everything is for sale.” Most of the decor and many of the items in the back shop can be bought by guests. The bar’s website lists separate …

La Licor Panamericana is a Latin American cocktail bar and kitchen at 2521 N. California Ave. in Logan Square. The name nods to the Pan-American Highway, and the menu and drinks draw on flavors from across Latin America. The kitchen cooks small plates over wood fire, from ceviche to grilled …

m.henry is a breakfast and brunch restaurant at 5707 N. Clark St., on the Andersonville and Edgewater border. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed Mondays. The restaurant is run by Chef JD Voss, who ran a restaurant in San Francisco for …

Diego is a Baja-inspired Mexican restaurant and bar at 459 N. Ogden Ave. in West Town. The kitchen is led by chefs Stephen Sandoval and Oscar Sotelo, and the menu draws on street food from Northern Baja, including Ensenada and Tijuana, alongside craft agave cocktails. The restaurant runs a happy …

Roscoe Village Pub has anchored the corner of Addison and Leavitt streets in North Center since 2014, run as a family-owned, dog-friendly neighborhood bar. The pub completed a patio remodel that added picnic-style tables, hanging planters, and a brick fireplace area with mounted screens for watching games outdoors. The bar’s …

Home Bar, the bar and gathering space from Chicago cocktail brand Aged & Infused, is open at 2010 W. Fulton St. in the Near West Side, a short walk from the United Center. Its Instagram account announces the Home Bar as “now open” and has posted regularly through early November. …

Zebda, at 4344 N. Elston Ave. in Irving Park, is a neighborhood deli and carryout spot built around Algerian and Moroccan family recipes. The business calls itself Zebda Modern Deli and describes its food as halal. The menu centers on tagines: chicken, kofta with poached eggs, and lamb, plus lamb …

Old Irving Brewing Co. is a craft brewery and brewpub at 4419 W. Montrose Ave. in Chicago’s Irving Park area. It brews its beer in-house and pours it alongside a wood-fired kitchen, craft cocktails and a bourbon and whiskey list. The current beer lineup on the brewery’s site includes Beezer …

Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 15: Blackhawks led 4-0 at home and lost 5-4 in a shootout to Winnipeg — 5-13-2, seven losses in eight, with Mark Scheifele passing Dale Hawerchuk's franchise points record in the same game.

Linda Michoacana, an ice cream and homemade-treats shop, is at 6808 W North Ave in Galewood. The shop describes itself as an authentic Mexican ice cream shop and lists paletas and fruit ice creams as its specialty. The menu on its website includes ice cream, paletas, smoothies, milkshakes, parfaits, blended …

Jackalope Coffee & Tea House is a neighborhood coffee shop at 755 W. 32nd St. in Bridgeport. It has been serving the area since 2012 and describes itself with a skeleton jackalope logo and a menu of coffee, tea, breakfast sandwiches and lunch sandwiches. The chalkboard menus inside list hot …

Entertaining Company, a Chicago catering company, works out of 1640 W. Walnut St. on the Near West Side, a short distance from the United Center. Its Instagram page describes it as “exquisite catering in the heart of Chicago.” The company’s website lists weddings, modern Indian celebrations, modern Jewish holidays, bar …

Chicago Taco Authority is a transit-themed Mexican restaurant at 4219 W. Irving Park Road in Old Irving Park. The room plays on the Chicago Transit Authority, with decor that includes a phone booth and a classic newsstand. The menu is built around tacos, including the Chicken Tinga, Shrimp and Fish …

Four Letter Word Coffee has a neighborhood cafe at 3022 W. Diversey Ave., which its website lists under Logan Square and its Instagram page lists as Avondale. The cafe is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day, according to the company’s website. Four Letter Word describes itself as …

L & G Family Restaurant is a diner at 10401 S Torrence Ave in South Deering, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch to the Southeast Side. Its website calls it the “best family diner in Chicago.” The menu runs from omelets and skillets to full plates. Listed favorites include the Belly …

Nuevo Leon Restaurant is a Mexican restaurant at 3657 W. 26th St. in Little Village. The Little Village Chamber of Commerce lists it among neighborhood businesses and says it has been in the community since 1977. The restaurant is known for the Day of the Dead mural on its building, …

Ginger & Lime Print Shop has a studio and storefront at 4609 N. Wolcott Ave. in the Lincoln Square area, where it sells hand-printed artwork and textiles. The shop’s own site calls the address its “new studio & storefront location.” The shop’s work starts with hand-drawn designs that are block …

Beity, whose name means “home” in Arabic, is a Lebanese-French restaurant at 813 W. Fulton Market in the Fulton Market area of the West Loop. It is the first restaurant from Chef Ryan Fakih, who trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. The Michelin Guide describes a tasting menu with …

Flo is a southwestern restaurant and bar at 1434 W. Chicago Ave. in West Town. It opened in 1999 and describes its menu as authentic, traditional southwestern cooking. The kitchen runs a weekend brunch menu and an all-day menu, alongside cocktails, wine and beer and brunch drinks. Recent weekly specials …

El Fogon Tapatio, a Mexican taqueria at 3222 W. Armitage Ave. in Logan Square, serves breakfast, tacos, tortas, burritos and larger plates for dine-in and takeout. The menu runs from chilaquiles, huevos rancheros and huevos a la mexicana in the morning to tacos (asada, pastor, chorizo, pollo, lengua, tripa, birria …

Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 14: Bulls 125, Atlanta 117 in overtime at the United Center — 2-9, the eight-game losing streak over, the season's first home win (now 1-4 at home), and the first game since Caleb Wilson's right hand was operated on Thursday.