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- Your Neighborhood, Your Schedule: Archer Heights Library and Park Pack October With Free Events for All Ages
October in Archer Heights isn't a slow month — it's one of the busiest on the community calendar, and two neighborhood institutions are lead
- Howard Street's Callan Plaza Is Open — Rogers Park Just Got a Brand-New Community Gathering Space
Rogers Park neighbors, something genuinely new has arrived on Howard Street. Callan Plaza — described by its organizers as Howard Street's n
- From Renters to Owners: An Avondale Couple's Two-Flat Purchase Is a Quiet Win for Bricktown — and a Window Into a Contested City Law
On a block near Elston and Belmont avenues in Avondale, Sarah and Brian Sharpe are doing something that has become increasingly rare on Chic
- A Chicago Classic Gets New Life: The Carlyle Club Opens Inside River North's Historic Reid Murdoch Building
Near North neighbors, one of River North's most storied addresses just got its most exciting new tenant in years. The Carlyle Club opened th
- Marathon Sunday, a Monroe Street Art Market, and New Restaurants: Near West Side's October Is Already Packed
Near West Side neighbors, today is not a day to sleep in. Sunday, October 11 is delivering one of the neighborhood's biggest crowd moments o
- Lights, Jazz, and a Dog Party: Washington Park's Fall Porch Hours Hit Their Stride This Weekend With BLINK and More
Washington Park is in the middle of one of its busiest — and most eclectic — stretches of fall programming, and today, Sunday, October 11, i
- A Neighborhood Landmark Wakes Up: The Portage Theater Is Being Renovated — and a New Art Trail Connects the Northwest Side
Two stories have been quietly unfolding in Portage Park this fall that, taken together, say something meaningful about where the neighborhoo
- Irving Park YMCA Turns 100 — and the Northwest Side Is Taking Notice
Irving Park neighbors, one of the most quietly significant milestones on the Northwest Side arrived this summer without a parade — but it ea
- 80 Years Strong: Northcenter Chamber of Commerce Marks a Milestone Anniversary This Week
Not every neighborhood institution makes it to 80. The Northcenter Chamber of Commerce — the organization that has anchored community progra
- KOVAL Distillery Shakes Up the Shelf With Canned Cocktails — And Ravenswood's Spookiest Season Is Just Getting Started
Ravenswood's most celebrated distillery just made it easier to bring a piece of the neighborhood home. KOVAL Distillery, the grain-to-bottle
- Twin Buildings, One Bold Vision: Chicago Picks West Englewood's Next Big Transit-Oriented Development on 63rd Street
A stretch of 63rd Street that has sat vacant for years beside the CTA Green Line's Ashland/63rd terminus is about to get a second act — and
- Hopleaf Wants to Find Its Vintage Cash Registers a New Home — Plus, Andersonville's Halloween Season and Restaurant Week Are Almost Here
One of Andersonville's most beloved institutions is making news this week — and it has nothing to do with food or drink. Hopleaf, the celebr
- Tricks, Trivia, and Treasure Hunts: Graceland West's Halloween Season Is Packed with Free Family Fun
October has arrived in Graceland West, and the Graceland West Community Association (GWCA) is pulling out all the stops for Halloween — with
- Candy, Couture, and a New Kind of Dinner Party: Streeterville's Fall Lineup Keeps Getting Better
If Streeterville felt like it had already packed its fall calendar to capacity, the neighborhood apparently didn't get the memo. Three genui
- Nashville's Hattie B's Hot Chicken Is Coming to Wicker Park — and It's Already a Homecoming
Wicker Park is about to get a whole lot spicier. Hattie B's Hot Chicken, the Nashville-born chain that has built a devoted following for its
- A Free Outdoor Concert Is Coming to West Ridge Nature Park — and It's Unlike Anything You've Heard in the Neighborhood
West Rogers Park has no shortage of community events this fall, but one coming up next Wednesday stands apart: a free, all-ages outdoor conc
- Pilsen's Día de Muertos Season Arrives Early: NMMA Opens 40-Year Retrospective as the Neighborhood Gears Up for Its Most Storied Tradition
If there is one season that belongs to Pilsen more than any other, it is Día de Muertos. And this year, the National Museum of Mexican Art i
- Good Earth Still Wants to Come to Galewood — Even After Backing Out of the Former McDonald's Site
It was one of the most anticipated business announcements to hit Galewood in years: Good Earth, a fifth-generation family-owned greenhouse,
- Marathon Weekend Arrives in South Loop: What Residents Need to Know Before Sunday's 30,000-Runner Race Day
South Loop neighbors, your neighborhood is about to become the beating heart of one of the world's great road races — and this weekend, the
- A Data Center at a Landmarked Loop Tower, a Halloween Bar Crawl, and a New Restaurant on the Way: October Keeps Delivering
Loop neighbors, October 2026 is not letting up. While the neighborhood winds down from marathon weekend, three distinct stories are landing