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- A Chef's Debut Restaurant and a Long-Delayed Housing Conversion Are Putting Logan Square Back in the Spotlight This Fall
Logan Square is closing out summer 2026 with two fresh developments that food lovers and housing watchers alike will want to track closely:
- Bricktown Gets a New Pour: Phase Three Brewing Is Bringing Its First Chicago Taproom to Avondale's Rockwell on the River
A beloved suburban craft brewery is planting its flag on the Chicago River — and it's choosing Avondale as its home. Phase Three Brewing Com
- Turn Back the Clock: Retro on Roscoe Returns September 18–20 with Classic Cars, Live Music, and the Village's Biggest Block Party of the Year
Roscoe Village is about to get a whole lot louder — and a whole lot cooler. Retro on Roscoe, presented by Wells Fargo, rolls into the neighb
- A $27.5M Vote of Confidence: Fulton Market Sale & Maxwell Street Market Return Signal a Neighborhood at Full Stride
Near West Side neighbors, two pieces of news landed this week that, taken together, paint a vivid picture of just how much momentum your nei
- Chicago's Oldest Movie Palace Is Back: The New 400 Theater Reopens in Rogers Park After Three-Year Closure
Rogers Park neighbors, one of the neighborhood's most beloved landmarks is showing films again — and if you haven't made it through the door
- Fall Is Here and Archer Park Is Ready: A Full Season of Free Programming Kicks Off This Week
Summer may be winding down, but Archer Heights' own Archer (William Beatty) Park is just getting started. The Chicago Park District's fall 2
- River North's Biggest Design Night of the Year Is This Friday: The 10th Annual Gallery Walk Returns September 11
Near North neighbors, one of the neighborhood's most beloved annual traditions is back — and this year it arrives with a milestone worth cel
- Neighbors Square Off — and Show Up — Over Edgewater's Most Hotly Debated Lakefront Development
When neighbors in Edgewater disagree, they don't stay quiet — they organize, they show up, and they make themselves heard. That was on full
- Whole Foods Is Coming to the Polish Triangle: Wicker Park's Landmark Corner Gets Its Biggest New Tenant in Years
One of Wicker Park's most recognizable — and most stubbornly vacant — storefronts is finally getting a tenant worth talking about. Whole Foo
- West Loop's Restaurant Row Just Had Its Biggest Year Yet: A World #1 Ranking, a New Oriole Spinoff, and Gibsons Coming This Fall
West Loop neighbors, your neighborhood has long worn its "Restaurant Row" badge with pride — but this fall, that reputation just leveled up
- From Irving Park to Your Doorstep: Pretty Cool Ice Cream Is Going National — and the Northwest Side Is Its Launch Pad
Irving Park neighbors, one of Chicago's most beloved sweet-treat makers has quietly planted its next chapter right in your backyard — and th
- Back to School, Back to Each Other: Ravenswood Elementary's Block Party & A Free Careers Event Kick Off the Season
September is officially here, and Ravenswood is doing what it does best: bringing people together. Two distinctly community-rooted events ar
- Sky-High Sips and a Five-Story Magic Mansion: Streeterville's Entertainment Scene Gets a Major Upgrade
Streeterville is capping off the summer with two boldly different additions that signal just how far the neighborhood's entertainment offeri
- Haven Brings Chicago's First Dessert Tasting Menu to Grand Avenue — and It's Opening in West Town This Fall
West Town's Grand Avenue corridor has quietly become one of the most compelling restaurant streets in Chicago, and this fall it is about to
- Neighbors Clean Up, Fall Programs Fire Up, and Kayaks Hit Bubbly Creek: McKinley Park's Labor Day Weekend Roundup
McKinley Park is closing out its summer with a full head of steam — and this Labor Day weekend, that energy showed up in the form of neighbo
- Songs of Belonging: Vocal Ensemble Chroma Brought a Powerful Free Concert to West Ridge Nature Park Last Week
West Rogers Park got a rare kind of gift last Tuesday evening — a free outdoor concert rooted not just in beautiful music, but in a delibera
- Pilsen Marks a Milestone: The 25th Annual Mexican Independence Day Parade Rolls Down 18th Street
Pilsen rang in Mexican Independence Month this past Saturday, September 5, with a homecoming 25 years in the making. The 25th annual Pilsen
- Mark Your Calendar: The Loop's Biggest Night of the Year Is September 18 — Plus the 'L' Station Shaping Up for a Major Comeback
Loop neighbors, fall is officially here — and your neighborhood has a packed agenda to match the season. Two stories worth knowing about thi
- Jeff Fest Is Dead, Long Live the Beef: Jefferson Park's Beloved Summer Festival Gets a Delicious Rebrand — And a New Identity That's All Chicago
Jefferson Park neighbors, a beloved summer institution just got a bold makeover — and if you love Italian beef, you might want to bookmark y
- A Science Center Dream, a New Medical Tower & Residential Renderings: Hyde Park's Development Pipeline Is Buzzing This Fall
Hyde Park neighbors, while the neighborhood's festival calendar is commanding plenty of attention this September, the stories shaping the ph