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Drink specials: $4 cans at Riverview Tavern on Friday night

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May 172013
 
Drink specials: $4 cans at Riverview Tavern on Friday night

Riverview Tavern in Roscoe Village has plenty of food and drink specials on Fridays, including $4 cans of beer, $4 brewery of the month drafts, and $6 martinis. Riverview Tavern 1958 W. Roscoe Street Chicago Read More

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Free lunch at Jane Addams Hull-House May 21

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May 162013
 
Free lunch at Jane Addams Hull-House May 21

Once a month, the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum hosts “Re-thinking Soup”, a luncheon and conversation that is free to the public. The next session is Tuesday, May 21 from noon – 1:00 pm.   Jane Addams Hull-House Read More

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Jimmy John’s sells day-old bread for $0.50

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May 152013
 
Jimmy John's sells day-old bread for $0.50

Recently, a high-school swimmer of my acquaintance told me his secret for getting lots of calories after practice without blowing his allowance: going to Jimmy John’s and buying a loaf of day-old bread for $0.50. Most Jimmy Read More

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Gilt City has half-price cooking classes at Sur La Table

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May 132013
 
Gilt City has half-price cooking classes at Sur La Table

Sur La Table, the French-style cooking store with locations in Chicago, Naperville, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Skokie, and South Barrington, is running a deal on cooking classes through Gilt City. get a credit of $50 towards Sur La Table Read More

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Get a small drink and small fries with an Arby’s King’s Hawaiian sandwich

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May 102013
 
Get a small drink and small fries with an Arby's King's Hawaiian sandwich

Arby’s has a new roast beef sandwich, served on King’s Hawaiian bread. that’s the stuff that people use to serve spinach dip that is outrageous, it’s so good. With Arby’s coupon, you can get Read More

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$1 off DQ Smoothies with coupon

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May 102013
 
$1 off DQ Smoothies with coupon

How do I love the Dairy Queen? So much, it’s scary. I grew up on Mr. Mistys, but now, DQ shops make Orange Julius smoothies with real fruit. Right now, you can get $1 Read More

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Drink specials: $3 well drinks on Thursdays at Little Joe’s on Taylor Street

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May 092013
 
Drink specials: $3 well drinks on Thursdays at Little Joe's on Taylor Street

Every night, Little Joe’s Circle Lounge has $6.00 PBR pitchers; buckets of 5 domestic bottles are $12.50 and buckets of 5 imports are $17.50. On Thursdays, well drinks are $3.00 and a shot and a draft beer combo Read More

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Get $5 back on $25 in gift cards at Joe’s Crab Shack

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May 082013
 
Get $5 back on $25 in gift cards at Joe's Crab Shack

Joe’s Crab Shack has a good deal: buy $25 in gift cards before June 16 and receive $5 in Bonus Bucks that you can use toward food, non-alcoholic beverages, and retail merchandise between June 17 and July 23. Gift cards Read More

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Frozen Cokes or frozen cherry drinks for $0.75 at Burger King

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May 012013
 
Frozen Cokes or frozen cherry drinks for $0.75 at Burger King

Now that we finally have nice weather, it’s time to think about warm-weather treats. Burger King is offering a small-size frozen Coke or frozen cherry drink for just $0.75. Read More

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McDonald’s new Egg White Delight McMuffin is $1 with coupon

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Apr 302013
 
McDonald's new Egg White Delight McMuffin is $1 with coupon

McDonald’s new Egg White Delight has 250 calories and 7 grams of fat, compared to 300 calories and 12 grams of fat for the regular Egg McMuffin. If that’s not exciting enough, McDonald’s is offering the Egg Read More

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Dairy Queen has new $5 lunch and sundae combos

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Apr 292013
 
Dairy Queen has new $5 lunch and sundae combos

Are you a fan of the Deek? Who isn’t? And if you’re looking for a cheap lunch, consider stopping in. Dairy Queen’s new $5 Buck Lunch options include a choice of ¼-pound GrillBurger w/ cheese, chili cheese Read More

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Factory tours: Goose Island Breweries

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Apr 272013
 
Factory tours: Goose Island Breweries

Goose Island was the first of the Chicago microbreweries, and now it’s almost reached macro status. The main brewery, on the Near West Side, is closed to the public, but you can tour the operations at its Read More

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