SocialHood
Hyperlocal community news, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Neighborhoods with recent stories
Explore SocialHood
Recent stories
- 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
- Bike Lanes, a Garden, a Music Recital, and an International Feast: McKinley Park's Mid-November Calendar Is Full
McKinley Park is hitting the middle of November with a lineup that spans infrastructure debates, community green space, youth music, and a m
- A Hot Dog Counter at Ogilvie, a New Café at Monroe, a Data Center Debate, and the Christmas Tree is Coming: The Loop's Week in Four Stories
Loop neighbors, the second week of November is delivering a mix of the warmly practical, the culturally fresh, and the architecturally conte
- From the Silver Screen to the 3D Printer: Jefferson Park Library's Big Tuesday, Plus Taft's Marching Eagles Cap a Historic Season
Jefferson Park neighbors, Tuesday, November 10 is shaping up to be a quietly remarkable evening at one of the neighborhood's most underrated
- A 1912 Printers Row Warehouse Is About to Become 70 Loft Apartments — And South Loop Elementary Is Celebrating the World Next Door
South Loop neighbors, two pieces of news that dropped in the past few days speak to something the neighborhood does better than almost any o