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Happy Hour Spotlights
Verified drink and food deals across the city, from $5 taps to half-price oysters.
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Subject line: 🍸 Your Weekend Move: a patio, a party, and a skip
This patio in Logan Square is undefeated
$8 spritzes, string lights, and a waitlist that moves fast. Go before 6.
This Pilsen taproom’s $5 draft list
Half-price tacos next door on Thursdays. Get there before the after-work crowd does.
Skip this one
That overhyped rooftop popup? $22 cocktails and a 90-minute line. We checked so you don’t have to.
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