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18 SECRET CHICAGO BARS, AND HOW TO GET INTO ALL OF THEM

"A night-and-day difference from its upstairs neighbor, Baby Atlas is a small, loud boozery where you’ll probably have to shout-talk but also probably won’t even care because you’ll be busy CRUSHING IT like a Beyonce backup dancer." 

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NO SHOTS ALLOWED: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE OLD TOWN ALE HOUSE

"Bruce Elliott, holding onto the bar with one hand and a railing with the other, confidently teetered on the back legs of his chair while a young couple on a date chatted away just a few seats away. Throughout the early evening, patrons would walk in and acknowledge Bruce with a nod, or offer a handshake, as he balanced upon his modest throne."

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CHICAGO'S UNIQUE STYLE OF MAGIC IS BEING REVIVED AT THIS UPTOWN BAR

"Perspiring from the hot stage lights and the constraint of his gray sport coat, Joseph Cranford addressed the crowd at the Chicago Magic Lounge in a blustery manner, more like a soapbox orator than a seasoned illusionist wielding a polysyllabic patter."

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