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Mission Hills Events

Dance Klassique Blonde Bar	Wednesday, July 18, 9 p.m.
National Comedy Theatre National Comedy Theatre	Thursday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
National Comedy Theatre National Comedy Theatre	Friday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
National Comedy Theatre National Comedy Theatre	Friday, July 20, 9:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.

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Mission Hills News & Stories

Acoustic Brewing's teeth cut, moving on

Latchkey gains entrée into historic Mission Brewing Plaza

The brewhouse at 1795 Hancock Street has produced a lot of beer for a number of breweries over the past two decades, and as of last week it's changed hands once again. Part of the ...

How to go cheap at upmarket places

“We’re the only restaurant with a cheese cave”

Amazing how long since I’ve been up here in Mission Hills. I’m at the corner of Washington and Goldfinch. Pass a doorstep with a carving in it: “Welcome Back to the Gathering.” It has a ...

Behind the fire at Mission Hills' ultimate Halloween house

Letters from Persephone

Over the course of 25 years of handwritten correspondence with my pen pal Persephone, none had ever been returned. Imagine my confusion when my last letter reappeared a couple of weeks later, unopened and defaced ...

Ladies Get Drinks — not you, man

Marine's lawsuit says exclusion from women's-only event "repugnant"

A retired United States Marine captain is suing a restaurant in Mission Hills for hosting a ladies and non-binary-only party and for refusing to allow him access or give him drink specials that the attendees ...

Italian dip sandwich not so dainty

A popular wedding food among poor Italian immigrants

I don't know why football season makes me crave Italian beef sandwiches. I've never lived in Chicago, and only ever visited the Windy City in the spring. I'd blame the onset of fall weather, if ...