Mary Anne Porto Mary Porto is an editor at Punch. Previously, she was the associate editor at Girls’ Night In, and her work has been featured in Lux Magazine and Study Hall. She lives in Brooklyn.

As summer winds down, Chicago rolls out the barrels and becomes an Oktoberfest kind of town. Every weekend until Halloween, ...

A two-day itinerary for exploring the city’s creative side — craft fairs, open studios, neighborhood restaurants, and more ...