Dry January: Chicagoans experiment with sobriety in the new year

Hector Diaz and Adriana Gaspar, co-founders of In Good Spirits, a nonalcoholic bar and bottle shop in the West Town neighborhood, stand near shelves of nonalcoholic beverages in their shop. (Pat Nabong / Sun-Times)

The pledge to go alcohol-free to kick off the new year can make or break some people. 

“I’m going to try,” said South Loop resident Melissa Smith, 42. “But we will see if I fold like a cheap tent at the first social gathering.”