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Lake View neighbors, three stories are worth your attention as November opens — a Washington, D.C.-born bagel institution that just planted

A new kind of creative destination landed on Damen Avenue this weekend. Folklore Fabrics, a neighborhood haberdashery from owner Megan Lambe

Wrigleyville neighbors, the baseball-and-Halloween chapter is officially closed — and the neighborhood is wasting exactly zero time pivoting

November in Humboldt Park is quieter than the summer festivals and restaurant openings that defined the neighborhood's fall — but that doesn

Rogers Park neighbors, Halloween falls on Saturday this year — and the neighborhood is already looking ahead to what comes next. Businesses

With Halloween landing this Saturday, Roscoe Village is already setting its sights on what comes next — and the calendar ahead looks good. T

Every Halloween in Archer Heights, the neighborhood celebrates more than just costumes and candy. Today, October 31, 2026, marks the 33rd an

Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, and Washington Park is making the most of it. The 7th Annual Upside Down Halloween Parade takes over

Logan Square is waking up on Halloween morning to grocery news that neighbors have been quietly hoping for: a Whole Foods Market is coming t

Portage Park's dining scene just got one of its most distinctive newcomers in years. Fork & Coin, a self-described "American izakaya" servin

Two Milwaukee Avenue food stories — one a comeback, one a quiet debut — are giving Avondale residents fresh reasons to walk the corridor thi

Streeterville's reputation as one of Chicago's most actively evolving neighborhoods got a fresh round of reinforcement this week, with a con

Halloween has fully taken over Ravenswood, and tonight the neighborhood closes out its spookiest month with one of its most beloved annual t

If you've been watching Edgewater's food scene fill in storefront by storefront over the past year, this week handed you two more pins to pu

One of Chicago's most talked-about music venues has its sights set on something significantly bigger. The Salt Shed, the concert venue that

West Town had a genuinely feel-good week, and the news breaks in two directions at once: a longtime neighborhood couple was honored with a s

Galewood has a Halloween reputation to protect — and one couple on the Northwest Side just made sure the whole city knows it. The Chicago Su

Fall in West Rogers Park has had no shortage of reasons to get outside this season, but last Friday, October 24, the neighborhood added one

Jefferson Park neighbors who have long lamented the neighborhood's thin grocery options and its shortage of sit-down dining on the Milwaukee

South Loop neighbors, two pieces of news landed this week that speak directly to the neighborhood's identity — one about the land you've alw