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West Loop neighbors, if you walked down Fulton Street on the weekend of August 22–23, you already know: the West Loop Art Fest is back — and

One of Chicago's most storied cultural institutions is about to grow. The South Side Community Art Center, the 86-year-old anchor of Bronzev

A once-empty lot along one of West Englewood's most storied corridors has been reborn as something the neighborhood hasn't had before: a per

Streeterville has never been short on ambition, but the development news coming out of the neighborhood this fall is striking even by its ow

Irving Park neighbors, one of the neighborhood's most beloved dining institutions just had its biggest moment in decades — and it didn't com

Ravenswood just hosted what may be its most unexpected — and most electric — community event of the fall season. The third annual Chicago In

Loop neighbors, the numbers are in — and they paint a picture of a neighborhood whose dining scene is rewriting itself in real time. A new r

Two milestones are landing in McKinley Park this fall, and they both point to the same thing: a neighborhood that has quietly built somethin

Jefferson Park neighbors, one of the Northwest Side's most storied dining institutions is getting a second life — and the man bringing it ba

Hyde Park neighbors, September 2026 is turning out to be one of the most consequential months this neighborhood has seen in years — and two

For more than a decade, the hulking building at the corner of Damen, Elston, and Fullerton avenues sat in a state of becoming — first a shut

If you've been watching Uptown's construction landscape closely, this Monday brings another round of proof that the neighborhood's developme

Lincoln Park neighbors who love a boundary-pushing dinner out have a genuinely exciting new address to mark on the map. Muhājir — a chef-dri

Portage Park's unofficial farewell to summer is getting four wheels and a whole lot of chrome. Community Savings Bank and the Portage Park C

Near West Side neighbors, the $7 billion transformation of the United Center campus just added a new wrinkle — and it's one worth paying att

Rogers Park neighbors, one of the most festive weeks on the neighborhood's cultural calendar is officially here — and the Rogers Park Busine

Washington Park is getting eight new front doors. Four vacant lots on the 300 block of East 56th Street have been cleared for residential de

Change is coming fast to Wicker Park's restaurant corridors this September, and two stories — one a goodbye, one a homecoming — are capturin

North Center's most beloved weekly tradition is doubling as a community giving event this Saturday, September 12 — and it's a combination th

West Loop neighbors, the grocery gap your neighborhood has long complained about just crossed a major finish line — not a planning milestone