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Mapping the United States of Happy Hours
Some cities are straight-up bacchanalian. Others, not so much.
Imagine this: You trudge off the plane at O’Hare, cranky and disheveled—but luckily, it’s beer time.
Not so fast: Five o’clock brings no discount drinks in the Chicago. In fact, happy hours—time-specific discounts on alcohol—are forbidden in the entire state of Illinois. That is, unless the governor finally signs into law the bill passed earlier this month that would allow bars and restaurants to set reduced drink prices for a portion of the day.