VICE Guide to Chicago
Rapper Mick Jenkins Loves the Museums in Pilsen
The hip-hop artist tells us why he chose to live and make music in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
The VICE Guide to Chicago: Where to Drink
This is Chicago and we have a God-given right to drink wherever and whenever we please.
The VICE Guide to Chicago: Where to Eat
This is a list of the fried and greasy and cheesy and horrible-for-you shit, because let's be honest, if you're reading this, you can't afford a meal at Alinea, let alone commit to a reservation six months in advance.
The VICE Guide to Chicago: Touristy Stuff for the Non-Tourist
Conventional city wisdom will have you avoid all touristy areas at all times, but sometimes it's fun to play tourist whether you are one or not.
Felonious Munk Will Always Take the CTA
We talk to the comedian about Hyde Park's diversity and why he will always take the train.
The VICE Guide to Chicago: Getting Around
Get a compass or remember the lake is always east. Once you've got that down, the city is actually pretty easy to navigate.
The VICE Guide to Chicago: Where to Shop
While Chicago's got all the obvious spots to help you stock up for your next haul, designer chain stores only scratch the surface of the city's (often bizarre) shopping scene.
Random Stuff
Are you finding yourself crunched for time on your Chicago visit? Does your shopping list include a concrete gargoyle, Gene Simmons boots, getting your lip pierced, a stuffed alien, and a vibrating cockring?
Music in Chicago
Ruining music is cool if you’re the first one to ruin it. Slint, you’re in the clear. Everyone else after Slint? You’re fired. Somehow most of these offenders came from or moved to the city of Chicago. If it weren’t for labels like Drag City or Cadet...
Neighborhoods
Most of the shit mentioned in this guide is sadly located in or around The Crotch (Hate the game, not the players). No one in Chicago owns a car, so traveling to exotic lands beyond The Crotch is gonna take some serious forward-thinking and at least...