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The Billy Goat Tavern is a legend here in Chicago, and it was one long before "Saturday Night Live" parodied it in the mid-‘70s. You know that curse on the Cubs, the one involving the goat? Well, it was the original owner of the Billy Goat, William Sianis, who was responsible for that. When he was not allowed to bring his goat into a 1945 World Series game, he cursed ...

You may know The Second City as an incubator for comedians like Mike Myers, Tim Meadows, Bonnie Hunt, Jim Belushi, Bill Murray and many others. The improv troupe's connection with "Saturday Night Live" has been well-documented. Once called the Compass Players when the group started in the mid-1950s at the University of Chicago, this Chicago treasure is still going strong. I have a friend who insists on attending a show ...

As you know by now, Chicago is famous for its deep-dish pizza--covered in lots of gooey cheese and bubbly tomato sauce, usually with spicy pieces of sausage and a thick, thick crust. You can get these delectable pies anywhere in this city, but those of us who live here know that one deep-dish pie is not interchangeable with another. For example, my husband's favorite is Lou Malnati's because of its ...