On November 12, Newcity will publish its legendary Best of Chicago edition. And, just as we have for the last seventeen years, we want to know what you consider the finest the city has to offer. But hurry, the polls close on midnight, November 3.4. (Extended one day!)
The polls are now open. Click here for more details and to vote.
Want to get an idea for the kind of questions you’ll find? You can peruse them below but must visit our polling site to vote.
City Life
Best idea to salvage from Chicago 2016
Best idea to forget about from Chicago 2016
Best candidate for governor of Illinois
Best thing about Millennium Park besides the Bean
Best Mayor Daley accomplishment of the past year
Best Mayor Daley debacle of the past year
Best Rod Blagojevich accomplishment of the past year, and we’re being serious here
Best accomplishment not yet carved on Senator Roland Burris’ tombstone
Best newsroom in a street-level “fishbowl”
Best name for the building formerly known as the Sears Tower that doesn’t include “Sears” or “Willis”
Best local general-interest blog
Best iconic Chicago personality now that Studs is gone
Best view of the lake
Best tweeting by a local news or politics personality
Best imaginary Twitter post by Patti Blagojevich
Culture and Nightlife
Best thing about the Art Institute’s new Modern Wing
Best theater for art films
Best piano bar
Best John Hughes movie set in or around Chicago
Best theater production (in the last year or so)
Best art exhibit (in the last year or so)
Best local arts, culture or nightlife blog
Best reality-show contestant from Chicago
Best live music show (in the last year or so)
Best new bar or club (opened in the last year or so)
Best guess as to where Billy Dec is and what he’s doing right now
Best rooftop bar
Best Second City personality of the last fifty years
Best tweeting by a local arts and culture personality
Best imaginary Twitter post by Studs Terkel
Food and Drink
Best buffalo wings
Best gourmet carryout
Best burgers
Best place to drink bourbon
Best house-made charcuterie
Best chili
Best pastries
Best Indian restaurant
Best new restaurant (opened in the last year or so)
Best new chef
Best noodles
Best local food blog
Best empanada
Best tweeting by a local food personality
Best imaginary Twitter post by Herman Joseph Berghoff
Goods & Services
Best place to get men’s shoes
Best place to get women’s shoes
Best place to buy denim
Best antiques shop
Best place to buy a used bicycle
Best place to buy women’s jewelry
Best place to sell your used CDs
Best place to sell your used books
Best new boutique (opened in the last year or so)
Best local shopping or consumerist blog
Best local cemetery
Best thing you’d like to see the CTA spend your $3 fare on
Best iPhone app with Chicago relevance
Best local shopping or consumerist twitterer
Best imaginary Twitter post by Marshall Field
Sports & Recreation
Best coach or manager of a Chicago team
Best name for the ballpark if the Rickettses decide to rename Wrigley Field
Best city street to ride a bike on
Best nickname for Jay Cutler
Best nickname for Gordon Beckham
Best player that the Cubs could have spent $30 million on instead of Milton Bradley
Best local sports blog
Best new Bear
Best new Cub
Best new White Sox
Best new Bull
Best new Blackhawk
Best personal encounter with a sports celebrity (details, please)
Best tweeting by a local sports personality
Best imaginary Twitter post by Mike Ditka
The polls are now open. Click here for more details and to vote.
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