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Bucktown is closing out September with more than just restaurant news on its calendar. A new art exhibition has quietly opened at one of the

Lake View neighbors, two stories worth adding to your neighborhood radar this week — one a celebration of longevity on the Southport Corrido

Albany Park is about to try something that sounds like a science fiction plot but is very much real: putting its rat population on birth con

Lincoln Park neighbors, October is arriving with two distinct reasons to raise a glass — one a brand-new neighborhood addition that just qui

Logan Square is about to gain a brand-new public gathering space — and after years of planning, community input, and a lot of patience, the

Portage Park is heading into autumn with more than falling leaves and cooler mornings — the neighborhood has a fresh reason to gather, toast

North Center's Irving Park Road corridor is getting a significant new addition. A building permit has been issued for a five-story mixed-use

West Loop neighbors, your neighborhood's fall momentum is showing no signs of slowing. In just the past few weeks, a boutique condo building

Loop neighbors, if your Sunday morning plans are still wide open, this weekend is handing you more reasons than usual to step outside — and

While the restaurant headlines have dominated West Town's 2026 story, the neighborhood's physical transformation has been quietly accelerati

Hyde Park neighbors, if you haven't stepped outside yet this Sunday morning, here's your reason: two distinct, entirely free community event

South Loop neighbors, one of the most quietly spectacular landmarks in your neighborhood just reached a milestone that's been years in the m

Palmer Square Park had one final Sunday afternoon to remember this month. On September 13, the free outdoor concert series Live on Logan wra

A West Pullman restaurant and event space is getting a city-backed boost — and the neighborhood's dining and gathering scene may never look

Wrigleyville neighbors, today is the day. Clark Street is closed to traffic, the stages are up, the cowboy boots are out, and the first-ever

A years-in-the-making chapter in Lincoln Park's neighborhood planning saga moved decisively forward this week. Francis Parker School's expan

Uptown neighbors, one of the neighborhood's most beloved sandwich and specialty market concepts is on the move — and what's coming to replac

Lake View neighbors, two additions to the neighborhood's dining landscape are worth your attention this week — one a beloved Chicago pan piz

Bucktown's Armitage Avenue just landed one of the most anticipated restaurant announcements of the fall season. Trattoria Lo So — a new Ital

A long-vacant neighborhood landmark is finally getting a second act. On Wednesday, September 23, the Chicago City Council approved a transfo