What would Chicago look like if Prohibition had never been enacted? Quiet, boring even? Maybe. The intended consequences of Prohibition were, like most incomplete laws, righteous in nature and surely the solution to all of America’s societal ills. The crime, murder, and enduring fascination with...
That you’re reading this blog means you’re savvy enough to know Prohibition happened, led to some pretty fucked up moments in Chicago history, and then failed. Before you can understand the glamorous, jazz-filled, gorgeous failure of Prohibition that led to the most exciting decade in...
Fall is once again upon us. That's right friends; football, turning leaves, vests, fires, pumpkin spiced everything and of course full flavored beers are back. I'll tell you what, if being a basic bitch in fall is wrong, well, I don't want to be right!...
What do you write about when it’s time to start the new blog for your new company? Do you write about the idea behind the company? Maybe, do you write about the start up process? Maybe, the research process? Do you write about yourself? Your...
One of the features of “The Hush” that we’re most excited about is an ongoing series that I’m calling “Know Your Bartender”. These will be a series of posts on some of our favorite barkeeps in the city. Make no mistake about this, this isn’t...
Occasionally when we’re in between posts on historical figures or simply doing research for other projects, we neglect this blog. It is usually at that point that Porter sends me off to pick a bar, order some drinks, and then write about them. I know;...
Thus far this blog has simply been a lighthearted and often crude look into what it is we do over at Chicago Prohibition Tours. We talk about drinking or about meeting people in the service industry and try to stay above the fray of current...
The drinking day of drinking days is once again upon us. On Saturday, hordes of bros and broads will hit the streets of Chicago’s biggest bar neighborhoods. Clad in their gaudiest green white and orange, they will set their minds and livers to a collective...