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It’s Thursday, Chicago. Temps are cooling yet there are so many things to do across Chicagoland. We’re looking forward to Riot Fest at Douglass Park this weekend and live music elsewhere in the city this fall. In food, we have a review for Kyoten Next Door, a decidedly lower-priced omakase restaurant from chef Otto Phan in Logan Square, that still packs a punch with flavor, Tribune critic Nick ...

I’m sitting at the sushi counter at Kyoten Next Door and feeling completely weirded out. It’s only partly because of the food. I had just downed a piece of raw hamachi so buttery, it dissolved into nothingness in a fraction of a second. This vanishing act left me to marvel at the distinct grains of rice — tender, warm and spiked with a splash of vinegar. But if this is owner Otto Phan’s second ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. A trial date for alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III will be set at his next court date, the judge presiding over the case said today. Crimo appeared for a case management conference in Lake County court Monday, which lasted only about three minutes. Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon told the judge that the voluminous discovery in the July 4, 2022, ...

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FitzGerald’s adds great barbecue in Berwyn, St. Lou’s Assembly rebrands, plus 20 more new restaurants and reopenings in Chicago Adam Lukach, Chicago Tribune © Kaitlyn McQuaid/RedEye Websters Wine Bar in Logan Square. Sunny skies and warm weather ahead of Memorial Day weekend have Chicagoans just begging for dinner reservations — but they’re sometimes hard to come by as restaurants and bars are in the midst of expanding their service offerings. We’re running a tab an...