Chicago Magazine's Ultimate Guide to Summer in the City

CHICAGO, June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Discover 76 great things to watch, hear, eat, and do all season long with Chicago magazine's Ultimate Guide to Summer, hitting newsstands on Thursday. The entertainment guide showcases the top cycling routes in the city and beyond, the finest Green City Market stands offering Chicagoans the most delicious produce and local fare, five craft breweries worth driving to Indiana for, and the ultimate, all-inclusive guide to the new 606 trail. For the arts and culture enthusiasts, Chicago also features 36 must-see plays, concerts, live readings, and art exhibits, and includes a detailed chart to help discover the perfect music fest for every taste.

Twenty years ago this July, Chicago endured the deadliest stretch of heat ever recorded in the United States. The city was ill prepared to handle the situation, and the scorching three days in 1995 left 739 people dead. In Heat Wave, Chicago features an exclusive oral history that looks back at what happened and why, as told by those who experienced one of the city's greatest tragedies firsthand.

Also included in the July issue of Chicago magazine:

• Chicago's Most Eligible – After scouring dozens of nominations and talking to well-connected Chicagoans, Chicago named 10 men and 10 women as the city's most eligible singles. All are talented, fascinating, and, of course, available, including a Chicago Fire player and a Chicago P.D. actor.
• Dining Trend: S'mores and the City – Chicago restaurants are getting creative in their interpretations of the classic summer treat, so no need to leave town to enjoy. From the ice-box required to the Asian-inspired, here are Chicago's five favorites.
• Transit: Could a Train Crash Happen Here? – The deadly Philadelphia Amtrak derailment in May left Americans everywhere stunned. With its miles and miles of passenger and freight track is Chicago facing a similar risk?

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About Chicago magazine
Chicago magazine is the nation's largest city monthly magazine and produces authoritative coverage of human-interest stories as well as food, culture, and other lifestyle issues. Together with its website Chicagomag.com, Chicago prides itself on spurring intelligent conversations about the city's influencers, zeitgeist-defining trends, and civic controversies through award-winning, in-depth journalism available across all platforms. Chicago magazine is published by Tribune Publishing and is part of the Chicago Tribune Media Group portfolio of product offerings. In 2014, Chicago was awarded the John Bartlow Martin Award for Best Public Service in Journalism in a U.S. Magazine and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Investigative Reporting in a City or Regional Magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists.

About Chicago Tribune Media Group
Chicago Tribune Media Group is a diversified media and marketing solutions company that reaches 4.9 million people each month across all platforms. CTMG's robust portfolio of media solutions includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune, and a collection of niche and digital offerings including RedEye, Hoy, Chicago magazine, Naperville Magazine, The Mash, Blue Sky Innovation, chicagotribune.com, chicagonow.com and metromix.com. As the region's leading voice, CTMG also extends into the suburbs of Chicago through popular titles including TribLocal, The Beacon-News, The Courier-News, Lake County News-Sun, Naperville Sun, Post-Tribune in Northwest Indiana, Daily Southtown, and 32 Pioneer Press weekly newspapers.

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