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  • Bar DeVille 
  •   Ukranian Village  
  • Bohemian, Dive, Indie Bar
  •  Open 
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A cool local dive bar that aims to be just what it is.
  • Big Chicks 
  •   Uptown  
  • Dive, Gay Bar
  •  Open 
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Uptown gay standard from when the area was even more seedy and dangerous than it is now.
  • Charleston 
  •   Bucktown/Wicker Park  
  • Dive
  •  Open 
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A once-great dive bar goes music lounge with mixed results.
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New spot for when it's 2AM in Ukie Village but the night's not goin' out like that.
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Great DJs and plenty of hidey-holes in this multi-room Bucktown mainstay.
  • Delilah's 
  •   Lincoln Park  
  • Dive
  •  Open 
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Yes, that's Black Sabbath they're playing, and no, I wouldn't start a fight with that guy.
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Old slacker stalwart with Godzilla on the TVs and surliness by the pool table.
  • Green Eye 
  •   Logan Sqr/Humboldt Prk  
  • Dive
  •  Open 
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Good beer selection plus good board games equals awesome.
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One of the last of Logan Square's great dives where old style reigns and the Old Style is a dollar.
Chicks dancing on bars, riding mechanical bulls and other cheesy debauchery
  • Horseshoe 
  •   Lincoln Square  
  • Dive
  •  Open 
Cramped country/rockabilly honkytonk with good late-night menu and brunch.
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Neighborhood house of slack for all styles of whiskey-n-beer drinker.
  • Johnny's 
  •   Roscoe Village  
  • Dive, Sports Bar
  •  Open 
Oldest of the old-man bars, a piece of history that can only be appreciated by lovers of kitsch.
Small, eclectic club reminiscent of an out-of-the-way European music house (with bands to match).
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Record store clerks and girls with black bras and thin white T-shirts get together for Buds, rock music and camera-phone makeout sessions.
  • Lemming's 
  •   Bucktown/Wicker Park  
  • Dive
  •  Open 
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Not as scummy as it used to be, this divey hangout serves locals, dogs, and local dogs.
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The crowd may change its haircuts more than its underwear but the Rainbo stays the same.
  • Raven's 
  •   Lincoln Park  
  • Dive
  •  Open 
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Could be you're the only person of age in this punk rock/sportsbar hybrid.
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Kitschy neighborhood dive with an unpretentious vibe and cheap brew.
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Pilsen indie outpost for artists and other assorted types.
  • Star Gaze 
  •   Andersonville/Edgewater  
  • Dive, Gay Bar
  •  Open 
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Lesbian drinking hole for tough talkin', two-timin', hard-drinkin' dames.
Great spot for neighborhoodies with a fireplace and a sit-down Ms. Pacman machine.
  • The Closet 
  •   Wrigleyville  
  • Dive, Gay Bar
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Gays and lesbians actually get along at this little ages-old dance bar hangout.
  • The Mutiny 
  •   Logan Sqr/Humboldt Prk  
  • Dive, Live Music
  •  Open 
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Ground zero for the punk rock generation born in the 1980s.
  • Whirlaway 
  •   Logan Sqr/Humboldt Prk  
  • Dive
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Hipsters and old regulars mingle under dim light and similar beer preferences.
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