Esquire's List of Best Bars

Thanks to the fine folks at Menu Pages Chicago, I was alerted to Esquire's new list of the 100 best bars in the U.S. Here are the entries for Illinois:

BAR NAME	TOWN	RATING
Walter Payton's Roundhouse	Aurora	75
The Violet Hour	Chicago	71
The Red Lion Pub	Chicago	70
The Matchbox	Chicago	74
The California Clipper	Chicago	74
Michael & Louise's Hopleaf Bar	Chicago	73
Hideout	Chicago	75
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge	Chicago	75
Duke of Perth	Chicago	75
Chipp Inn	Chicago	74
Bungalow	Chicago	66
B.L.U.E.S.	Chicago	74

I must admit I haven't been to a few of these (and actually had never heard of one or two), so I'll get on that shortly. And of course, there are a few places not on this list that I think should be... too bad the folks at Esquire didn't ask my opinion.