Best overall radio station

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

WBEZ  Runner-Up

Best radio DJ

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Terri Hemmert  Runner-Up

Best local TV broadcast news

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

WGN  Runner-Up

Best summer camp

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Chicago Park District  Runner-Up

Best day care

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Les Petits Amis  Runner-Up Addus HomeCare 

Best library

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Harold Washington Library Center  Runner-Up

Best block club

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

4800-4900 Block of Christiana 

Best blog

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Chicago Public Square > 

Best architecture firm

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Studio Gang 

Best architect

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Jeanne Gang 

Best travel agency

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Mena Travel  

Best travel booking site

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

AirBnB 

Best college degree for the money

on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

University of Illinois at Chicago 

Staff Pick: Best neighborhood

Every single one

by Salem Collo-Julin on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

Years ago at the bar, a man named Paulie told me all about the neighborhood that I live in now. It's west of Canaryville, north of Englewood, east of Back of the Yards, and south of the Stockyards proper.

Staff Pick: Best attraction

Chicago Cultural Center

by Leor Galil on November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM

The Chicago Cultural Center sits in the middle of downtown—it's just west of Millennium Park, a stone's throw from the Magnificent Mile and the Art Institute. In a just world, tourists would ditch Navy Pier for the Cultural Center.