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- Two Art Fairs, One Weekend: Wicker Park Goes Full Creative Mode September 12–13
If you're looking for a reason to spend this weekend outside, Wicker Park is handing you two of them — and they're happening on the same blo
- 100 Years Strong: Irving Park's YMCA Hits a Century — and the Neighborhood Is Celebrating
Irving Park neighbors, one of your most enduring community anchors just reached a milestone that very few institutions ever get to claim — a
- Shop, Stroll & Stay for Fall: Bronzeville Summer Nights Returns for Its Grand Finale on 47th Street, September 26
Summer may be winding down, but Bronzeville is saving its biggest block party for last. The Quad Communities Development Corporation (QCDC)
- Start Your Saturday Right: Free Yoga Comes to Warner Park This Weekend — Plus New Neighborhood Fest Details You Won't Want to Miss
Graceland West neighbors have a reason to set their alarms a little earlier this Saturday morning: the Graceland West Community Association
- Open Doors & Hidden History: Edgewater's 35th Annual Home Tour Returns September 20 — With a Bonus Maps Talk the Day Before
One of Edgewater's most beloved annual traditions is back for its 35th year, and this time it arrives with an extra layer of neighborhood hi
- Fresh Inari, Familiar Faces: Yu-Yubu Brings Japanese Street Food to Streeterville's Shops at North Bridge
Streeterville's dining scene got a flavorful new addition just in time for the Labor Day weekend. Yu-Yubu, a Japanese food stall specializin
- A Mysterious New Boutique Is Coming to Clark Street: The Midnight Treasury Brings Luxury, Candlelight, and a Touch of the Unexpected to Andersonville
Andersonville's Clark Street corridor has a new arrival on the way — and it's being kept deliberately, deliciously under wraps. The Midnight
- A French Bakery, a Cocktail Lounge, and a Coffee Expansion: West Town's Fall Season Kicks Off With a Flurry of New Arrivals
If you've been paying attention to the storefronts along Chicago Avenue and Grand Avenue lately, you may have noticed West Town's culinary a
- Pilsen's September Is Loaded With Culture: A Landmark Art Exhibition Opens This Weekend, a Major Festival Day Is Coming, and Pilsen Neighbors Has a Free Resource Event Around the Corner
Summer may be winding down on the calendar, but Pilsen is showing no signs of slowing its cultural engine. This September brings a trio of d
- Bloom, Celebrate & Create: Hyde Park's September Is Packed With a Garden Fair, a Festival Milestone & a New Arts Destination
Hyde Park neighbors, September is delivering — and this week in particular is giving you multiple reasons to get outside, get inspired, and
- The Loop Is Reinventing Its Cultural Soul: A New Arts District Is Born — and the Goodman Theatre Opens Its 101st Season This Weekend
Loop neighbors, this is a week that deserves your full attention — and not just because the Chicago Jazz Festival is filling Millennium Park
- A 120-Year-Old Jefferson Park Firehouse Is Becoming a Small Business Incubator — And the City Just Put $250,000 Behind It
Jefferson Park neighbors, a building that has quietly anchored the corner of 4841 N. Lipps Ave. for more than a century is about to roar bac
- Pump It Up, South Loop: Club Studio Fitness Is Coming to 819 S. State Street
South Loop neighbors, a high-end fitness concept with a serious amenity list just announced it's planting its flag right in the heart of the
- Galewood Neighbors Just Won a Seat at the Table on the Mars Factory Redevelopment — Here's Where Things Stand
After months of tension between residents and developers over the future of the former Mars Wrigley candy factory, Galewood's civic communit
- A Giant New T.J. Maxx, Fall Fest at the Zoo & Dumplings Galore: Lincoln Park's September Is Packed
Lincoln Park neighbors, September is arriving with a trio of neighborhood moments worth putting on your radar — from a major retail opening
- A Michelin Chef's Tortilleria Is Coming to Uptown — Plus a Book Lover's Weekend and a Sheridan Road Demo Update
Uptown is stepping into September with a trio of updates that touch every dimension of neighborhood life: a nationally buzzed-about restaura
- Wrigleyville's Wildest September Ever: Historic Volleyball at Wrigley This Sunday, Plus a Brand-New Music Festival Coming Later This Month
Wrigleyville neighbors, this September is shaping up to be unlike any the block around Clark and Addison has ever seen — and it starts this
- Albany Park's Fall Community Calendar Is Heating Up: A Garden Party, Film Night, and More on Tap This Week
Summer may be winding down, but Albany Park's community calendar is as full as ever heading into September. From a sunset garden party at on
- South Side BBQ Legend Uncle John's Brings Slow-Smoked Classics to Wrigleyville — Plus, Lake View's Fall Festival Calendar Is Stacked
Lake View neighbors, if you've been waiting for a reason to make a pilgrimage to the corner of Addison and Clark, your moment has arrived —
- Renegade Craft's 250-Artist Summer Market Is Literally on Your Block — Right on Palmer Square's Own Kedzie Boulevard
Palmer Square neighbors, one of Chicago's most celebrated independent arts markets isn't just coming to your side of town — it's setting up