Spots To Watch The Game

Marcus Dillard

@mdillard_sox

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IT guy by day, trivia ringer by weeknight, Pilsen renter with a Cubs or Sox game always humming in the background. These are MY spots when I want a TV, a beer, and people who actually care about the score. Half dive bar, half shrine, zero pretension. Don't @ me about the Crosstown Classic, I'll fight you on it.

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Name	Place	Neighborhood	Address	City	My take
1Woodlawn Tap	Woodlawn Tap (Jimmy's)	Hyde Park	1172 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615	Chicago	Been pouring since '48. Nobody's watching the TV too hard but it's always ON. Dive bar royalty.
2Cork & Kerry	Cork & Kerry	Beverly	10614 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643	Chicago	South Side institution with a beer garden the size of a parking lot. Bears Sundays here hit DIFFERENT.
3Billy Goat Tavern (Lower Michigan Ave)	Billy Goat Tavern	Loop / Michigan Ave	430 N Michigan Ave, Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60611	Chicago	Cheezborger, cheezborger. The curse started here, legend says, so obviously it's required viewing during any Cubs run.
4The Globe Pub	The Globe Pub	North Center	1934 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613	Chicago	If it's a Premier League morning and you want elbow room, forget it. Go anyway. Worth the chaos.
5Fifth Province Pub	Fifth Province Pub	Gladstone Park	4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60630	Chicago	Tucked inside the Irish American Heritage Center, underrated hideout for a quiet watch with cheap pints.
6Carol's Pub	Carol's Pub	Uptown	4659 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640	Chicago	Honky-tonk energy, cheap drinks, and a game on in the corner even when live music's happening. Chicago through and through.

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