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- The Loop's Arts Scene Is a $15.1 Billion Engine — and a New Report Just Proved It
Loop neighbors, a landmark piece of research dropped this week that reframes something you may have always sensed but never had the numbers
- Hyde Park's Saturday Is Stacked With Art, Music, and Community: The HPAC Gala Honors Two Visionaries, the Chamber Orchestra Launches a New Era, and Songs of Spirit Fill 53rd Street Tonight
Hyde Park neighbors, tonight — Saturday, November 14 — is one of those rare evenings when the neighborhood's cultural and community life con
- South Loop's Wells Street Is Becoming a Construction Corridor to Watch — and a New Fitness Studio Is Filling a Long-Empty State Street Gym
South Loop neighbors, two developments that have been quietly building toward critical milestones are worth catching up on this week: the We
- K-Pop at the Copernicus, a Symphony on Lawrence, and a Student's Bench: Jefferson Park's November Keeps Delivering
Jefferson Park neighbors, the neighborhood's calendar this November is showing no signs of slowing down. From an internationally touring K-p
- Giordano's Is Coming Back to Wrigleyville — Closer to the Ballpark Than Ever
Wrigleyville neighbors, the neighborhood's restaurant landscape just got a significant piece of news this week — and it's the kind that tend
- Uptown's Housing Boom Keeps Growing: Cedar Street's Clifton Avenue Project Adds a Second Phase With 99 New Homes
Uptown's residential construction pipeline just got bigger. A second phase of the Cedar Street Companies' development on Clifton Avenue is i
- From Smelly Windows to Fresh Air: Garfield Ridge Residents Are Finally Getting Relief — Plus What's Happening at the Library Today
For years, thousands of Garfield Ridge homeowners have lived with a persistent, unwelcome houseguest: a chemical odor seeping in through the
- Upgrades Are Coming to Cameron Elementary and the Division Street 6-Way: What Humboldt Park Residents Need to Know
Humboldt Park is getting two concrete infrastructure upgrades that residents have been waiting on — and both land on some of the neighborhoo
- Lincoln Park Is About to Get a Lot More Housing — Two New Developments Reshape the Neighborhood's Future
Lincoln Park neighbors, two significant development proposals landed in the news this week that will shape what this neighborhood looks and
- Bricktown Says Goodbye and Good Luck: Thattu's Acclaimed South Indian Kitchen Plans Its Final Service — and a Next Chapter
One of Avondale's most celebrated restaurant arrivals of the past three years is preparing to take its final bow. Thattu, the Southwest Indi
- Roscoe Village's Holiday Season Kicks Into Gear: A Kid-Proof Shopping Event This Weekend and a Tree Lighting on the Horizon
The holiday calendar is filling up fast in Roscoe Village — and two upcoming events give residents reasons to gather with neighbors before t
- Gibsons Tavern Is Opening Its Doors in Fulton Market Next Week — and Two Market Days You Don't Want to Miss Before Winter
Near West Side neighbors, the week ahead brings one of the most anticipated restaurant openings this neighborhood has seen in some time — an
- Edgewater Marks Veterans Day With a Dance Party — and Looks Ahead to a Packed November and Beyond
Edgewater is spending Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, the way it does its best community days: gathered together. This afternoon, the
- Andersonville's Holiday Season Kicks Off With Santa, a Sip-and-Shop Crawl, and Small Business Saturday on Clark Street
Andersonville is pivoting from its fall dining stretch into one of its most community-packed stretches of the year. With Autumn Restaurant W
- Your Voice Can Shape Irving Park Road's Future — The City Is Listening Right Now
Irving Park neighbors, here's a rare chance to actually influence what happens to the street that runs through the heart of your neighborhoo
- Hattie B's Hot Chicken Has Landed in Wicker Park — and the Neighborhood's Winter Social Calendar Is Already Stacking Up
Nashville has arrived on Damen Avenue. Hattie B's Hot Chicken — the Tennessee-born chain that built a devoted following for its heat-scaled
- Best of Ravenswood Awards Night, a School Maker's Market, and a Filipino Bakery Expansion: Your Neighborhood's Week in Full
Ravenswood heads into the heart of November with a celebration of its own best — a signature awards night tomorrow, a beloved neighborhood s
- From the River Trail to the French Market: North Center's November Calendar Is Packed This Week
North Center residents have no shortage of reasons to get outside this week. The neighborhood's community calendar — maintained by the North
- New Mixed-Use Building Planned for Graceland West's Southern Gateway at Irving Park and Janssen
A new rendering has just been revealed for a mixed-use development proposed for 1429 West Irving Park Road — a site sitting squarely on Grac
- A Bulls Legend Calls Streeterville Home — and a Candy Museum Is Headed to the Mag Mile
Streeterville has a new famous neighbor — and one of its most prominent retail addresses is about to get a lot sweeter. Two pieces of news l