{"id":37551,"date":"2018-12-20T16:06:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T21:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=37551"},"modified":"2019-09-19T13:01:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T18:01:20","slug":"chicago-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Crazy Things That Happened in Chicago This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

All good things must come to an end… but luckily, not-so-great things do, too. Whether 2018 fell into the former or latter category there is up to you. But whatever your feelings, the year of pop-up bars, Tide pod poisonings, and Kanye decidedly moving to Chicago (but not really)\u00a0is finally over.<\/p>\n

We all know some crazy shit went down this year, so we thought we’d put together a list of everything that happened to remind you of the good (and bad) times.<\/p>\n

So here’s our year in review, UrbanMatter-style.<\/p>\n

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8 Chicago Restaurant Openings We Can\u2019t Wait For In 2018<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The restaurants we’ve all been waiting for.<\/p>\n

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Lyft Branded Beer Will Launch Next Week In Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Lyft partnered with a Chicago brewery to make the Five Star Lager.<\/p>\n

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A Juice Bar That Only Hires Attractive Guys Opens Tomorrow In Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n

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They’ve since opened three locations downtown with two more in the works. Yeah, no shit.<\/p>\n

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Kim And Kanye Named Their Daughter \u201cChicago West\u201d And We\u2019re Shook<\/a><\/h2>\n

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We were like\u00a0 …………..<\/p>\n

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Big Star Is Opening A GIANT New Location In Wrigleyville<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Life has never been the same.<\/p>\n

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Chicago\u2019s Potential Amazon HQ2 Site Looks Unreal<\/a><\/h2>\n

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That moment when Amazon ALMOST came to Chicago and we wrote like 6 articles on it.<\/p>\n

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Both O\u2019Hare And Midway Now Have Unlimited Free Wi-Fi<\/a><\/h2>\n

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FINALLY.<\/p>\n

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Aurelio\u2019s Pizza Is Opening A Wrigleyville Location This Summer<\/a><\/h2>\n

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*casually drools over cheese pull*<\/p>\n

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10 Inevitable Malort Reactions: Before And After Shots<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When our whole office tried Malort and\u00a0we all died.<\/p>\n

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Meet The Download Your Social Life\u2019s Been Waiting For<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When we launched the new UrbanMatter social app! Download<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

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Houston\u2019s New Bean Sculpture Is A Total Chicago Rip-Off<\/a><\/h2>\n

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That time Houston tried to be as cool as us and failed.<\/p>\n

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The Star Wars Celebration Convention Is Coming To Chicago In 2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

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“Power. Unlimited<\/em> power!”<\/p>\n

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Taco Bell Is Bringing Fros\u00e9 Slushies To Chicago This Summer<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Taco Bell gave us life this summer.<\/p>\n

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Chicago O\u2019Hare Is Gonna Be The First Airport In The U.S. To Fly Direct To All 6 Major Continents<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Save Antarctica. Because no one really wants an arctic vacation.<\/p>\n

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Elon Musk Is Gonna Get Chicagoans From The Loop To O\u2019Hare In 12 Minutes<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Elon Musk tried to modernize the whole damn city at once.<\/p>\n

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Looks Like Union Station Might Be Getting Some New Digs<\/a><\/h2>\n

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That time Union Station almost<\/em> got an upgrade until everyone hated the designs. Twice.<\/p>\n

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Forbes Names Pilsen One Of The Coolest Neighborhoods In The World<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When\u00a0a South Side neighborhood kicked ass.<\/p>\n

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Au Cheval Named The Best Burger In America By The Daily Meal<\/a><\/h2>\n

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And people loved our food (no surprise there).<\/p>\n

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Chicago\u2019s Lost Lake Has Been Named The Best Cocktail Bar In America<\/a><\/h2>\n

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And our cocktails, of course.<\/p>\n

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Study Names Chicago The \u2018Rat Capital\u2019 Of America<\/a><\/h2>\n

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But definitely not our rats…<\/p>\n

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Chicago’s First Raw Cookie Dough Shop Is Open for Business<\/a><\/h2>\n

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We got even more creative with our (un)baked goods.<\/p>\n

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Chance The Rapper Buys Chicagoist, Announces Purchase In New Song<\/a><\/h2>\n

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He bought the Chicagoist just to “run you racist bitches out of business.” Yeah. He said that.<\/p>\n

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Facebook To Open Massive New Chicago Office<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Still not sure when… so that’s awkward.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Pizza Museum Is Officially Opening In Chicago This Summer<\/a><\/h2>\n

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We beat out New York for the location of the U.S. Pizza Museum (IN YOUR FACE). And, clearly, we’re ~lost in the sauce~ over it.<\/p>\n

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The Chicago Accent Is The Least Attractive In America, Study Finds<\/a><\/h2>\n

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They just don’t like da way we say da Bears.<\/p>\n

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Chicago\u2019s Merch Mart Is Transforming Into The World\u2019s Largest Digital Art Projection<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When our art scene got even cooler.<\/p>\n

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Chance The Rapper And Zazie Beetz Are Killing It In \u2018Slice\u2019 Movie<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Chano played a sexy pizza delivery guy for the second time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll No More: McDonald\u2019s Iconic Flagship Store Reveals Sleek Update On Thursday<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Big Macs are here to stay. You just gotta order them on a self-serve screen now.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Is Finally Getting A Steak \u2018N Shake This Month<\/a><\/h2>\n

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No more hauling ass to the suburbs for a steakburger.<\/p>\n

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Amazon Opens Checkout-Less Grocery Store In The Loop Today<\/a><\/h2>\n

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No lines. No fuss. No, really.<\/p>\n

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Kanye And Kim Have Purchased A Home In Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Correction: Naperville, probably.<\/p>\n

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A Baby Trump Balloon Will Float Over Chicago For March To The Polls<\/a><\/h2>\n

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And it. was. awesome.<\/p>\n

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Logan Square\u2019s Giant Robin Williams Mural Is Our New Favorite Chicago Landmark<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Owen Dippie<\/a> and Jerkface<\/a> broke our hearts all over again.<\/p>\n

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CH Distillery Purchases Chicago\u2019s Most Revolting Drink: Mal\u00f6rt<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Yup, it’s here to stay.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Ranked As The Best Big City In America, Again<\/a><\/h2>\n

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I mean, can you blame them?<\/p>\n

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Nisei Lounge Is Hosting A Wake For The Closing Of Wrigleyville\u2019s Taco Bell<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Truly a tragedy.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Ranked Among The 10 Best Cities For Celebrating Halloween In America<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Just call us\u00a0Chicago the Urban Ghost.<\/p>\n

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The 2018 Christkindlmarket Mugs Are Heart Shaped And People Have Thoughts<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Christkindlmarket switched it up on us and we all freaked out.<\/p>\n

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What The Fuck Is Going On With These \u2018Birds Aren\u2019t Real\u2019 Posters?<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When people thought birds were actually government surveillance drones.<\/p>\n

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Taco Bell Is Giving Away Free Tacos To Everyone In America Today Only<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When Taco Bell saved the day.<\/p>\n

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Miss Ricky\u2019s Diner Recreated Buddy The Elf\u2019s Spaghetti Sundae And It Looks Insane<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Syrup and all.<\/p>\n

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Ludlow Liquors Is Hosting A Very Grinchy Christmas Sucks Pop-Up Bar<\/a><\/h2>\n

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When we showed our grinchy side.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Is America\u2019s New Beer Capital With Record-Breaking 167 Breweries<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Take that, Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

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Portillo\u2019s Is Named Top Dog In TripAdvisor\u2019s 2018 Travelers\u2019 Choice Awards<\/a><\/h2>\n

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I mean, we already knew that, but we appreciate the cred.<\/p>\n

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Chicago\u2019s Newest Luxury Food Hall Is Finally Open For Business<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Aster Hall: the businessman’s McDonald’s.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Ranked As The 5th Best Sports City In America Again<\/a><\/h2>\n

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We would have been number one but SOMEBODY\u00a0kept fucking it up for\u00a0us (thanks, Hoiberg).<\/p>\n

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Anything we missed? Let us know your favorite things that happened in Chicago this year!<\/p>\n

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