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Best of Chicago 2023: Sports & Recreation - Chicago Reader

Best of Chicago

Best of Chicago 2023: Sports & Recreation

Best of Chicago 2023

by Chicago Reader February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

Miniatures by Margie Criner and Itty Bitty Mini Mart Credit: James Hosking

reader staff picks: sports & recreation

Best 14th-inning stretch

Best 14th-inning stretch

by Leor Galil

Best Chicagoland hike equipped with Mother Nature’s musical accompaniment

Best Chicagoland hike equipped with Mother Nature’s musical accompaniment

by Shannon Nico Shreibak

Best Chicago daily sports journalist who encourages us to explore how her chosen beat influences and draws from wider culture

Best Chicago daily sports journalist who encourages us to explore how her chosen beat influences and draws from wider culture

by Leor Galil

Best place to brush up on your swordsmanship skills during Renaissance Faire offseason

Best place to brush up on your swordsmanship skills during Renaissance Faire offseason

by JT Newman

Best time to jump alone into Lake Michigan with an illegal floatie

Best time to jump alone into Lake Michigan with an illegal floatie

by Kayleigh Padar

Best place to channel your inner Olympian

Best place to channel your inner Olympian

by Emily McClanathan

Best place to learn salsa, bachata, and mambo for free

Best place to learn salsa, bachata, and mambo for free

by S. Nicole Lane

Best Chicago Bears-inspired one-man band

Best Chicago Bears-inspired one-man band

by Jake Austen

Best of Chicago by group

Best of Chicago 2023: Arts & Culture

Best of Chicago 2023: Arts & Culture

Best of Chicago 2023: Buy Local

Best of Chicago 2023: Buy Local

Best of Chicago 2023: Cannabis

Best of Chicago 2023: Cannabis

Best of Chicago 2023: City Life

Best of Chicago 2023: City Life

Best of Chicago 2023: Food & Drink

Best of Chicago 2023: Food & Drink

Best of Chicago 2023: Music & Nightlife

Best of Chicago 2023: Music & Nightlife

Best of Chicago 2023: Sports & Recreation

Best of Chicago 2023: Sports & Recreation

Best of Chicago 2023 final ballot

Best of Chicago 2023 final ballot

Best of Chicago 2023 is presented by

Poll winners

2023 Arts & Culture poll winners

2023 Buy Local poll winners

2023 Cannabis poll winners

2023 City Life poll winners

2023 Food & Drink poll winners

2023 Music & Nightlife poll winners

2023 Sports & Recreation poll winners

Best of Chicago 2023 final ballot

Best of Chicago 2023 Celebration at Lincoln Park Zoo on April 25

Best of Chicago 2023 Celebration at Lincoln Park Zoo on April 25

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Cannabis

Best national corporation based in Chicago that sells overpriced designer weed

by Shawn Mulcahy

Best of Chicago

Best cannabis community-building organization

High Focus Media

by Alejandro Hernandez

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Best place to be queer and country

Wild Wednesdays and Shindig Saturdays at Charlie’s Chicago

by Katie Prout

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Best of Chicago 2019

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Losses and gains: Best of Chicago 2020

Losses and gains: Best of Chicago 2020

Best of Chicago 2021

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Best of Chicago 2022

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