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- Washington Park's Building Boom Keeps Growing: Affordable Intergenerational Village Wins City Funding — and a Hotel Is Coming to State Street
Washington Park's stretch of concrete momentum isn't slowing down. Two more significant development milestones have landed in the neighborho
- The Old Milshire Hotel on Milwaukee Avenue Is Becoming 30 Apartments — and a Demo Permit This Week Means It's Actually Happening
Logan Square's Milwaukee Avenue corridor keeps adding to its redevelopment story, and the latest chapter involves a building that has been a
- Roscoe Street's Fall Refresh: Dewey's Cafe Brings Inclusive Dining to the Village, Plus Two Can't-Miss October Events on the Horizon
Roscoe Village's restaurant corridor is getting one more exciting addition before the leaves finish turning. Dewey's Cafe, described as a di
- Bricktown Is Organizing: Avondale's New Small Business Association Holds Its First Public Meeting — And an Arts Weekend Is Right Behind It
Avondale's independent business community has always been one of the neighborhood's defining strengths — a dense, idiosyncratic mix of taque
- Loyola University's New Six-Story Academic Building Takes Shape on Sheridan Road — And Rogers Park Is Watching
Rogers Park neighbors, something is rising on the 6500 block of North Sheridan Road — and if you've walked past Loyola University's lakefron
- Archer Heights' Big Makeover Blueprint Is Now Official: What the 'Moving Archer Forward' Plan Means for the Neighborhood
After more than a year of community meetings, sticky-note comment boards, and neighborhood open houses, the plan to reimagine Archer Avenue
- Persian, Pizza, Bagels & Prohibition Cocktails: Near West Side's Fall Restaurant Wave Is Here
Near West Side neighbors, the fall dining scene just arrived with a bang — and it brought serious company. Over the past two weeks, a cluste
- Six Corners Is Getting a Major Makeover: New Aldi, Pita Inn, Burlington, and Housing Are All Arriving at Once
If you've driven through Six Corners lately and noticed the construction activity near the old Sears footprint, you're not imagining things
- West Englewood's Youth Are the Real Superheroes: A New Mural Transforms the Joyce Mpower House Into a Neighborhood Landmark
A towering new mural on the side of a West Englewood digital arts training center is turning heads on South Honore Street — and sending a bo
- From Slurpees to Shostakovich: Graceland West's Former 7-Eleven Is Now a Classical Music Hub
A neighborhood corner that once sold lottery tickets and Big Gulps has been reborn as one of Graceland West's most talked-about cultural des
- West Loop's Fall Construction Surge: A Tower Crane Rises Over Jackson, a Geothermal High-Rise Takes Shape, and Two New Restaurants Land in Fulton Market
West Loop neighbors, look up. If you've walked past the corner of Jackson Boulevard and Morgan Street this week, you may have noticed someth
- De Colores Is Almost Here: Andersonville's Most Anticipated New Restaurant Sets Mid-October Opening
Andersonville is days away from welcoming one of its most eagerly anticipated new restaurants of the year. De Colores Mexican Grill, the sit
- New Eats and an October Celebration: North Center's Fall Season Is Hitting Its Stride
North Center is stepping into October with a full plate — literally. Two new neighborhood spots have quietly opened their doors along Addiso
- Bronzeville Is Building a Cultural Zone Unlike Anything on the South Side — and the Money Is Starting to Follow
A sweeping vision to turn Bronzeville into one of the country's premier cultural destinations took a significant step forward this week, as
- Safer Streets and Sweet New Scents: Edgewater Scores a Safety Upgrade and a Beloved Candle Shop Gets a Glow-Up
Edgewater is wrapping up the first week of October with two pieces of genuinely good news: the neighborhood is set to receive Chicago's firs
- Irving Park's Newest Storefronts Are Writing Their Own Playbook — No Chamber of Commerce Required
Irving Park neighbors, two of the freshest additions to your corridor opened this summer without a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a press release,
- Veterans Take Center Stage at McKinley Park Field House — and a $250K Grant Is Reviving a WWI-Era Landmark on Pershing Road
McKinley Park is opening October with two stories that reflect the neighborhood's deepest instincts: taking care of its own, and honoring wh
- Marathon Weekend Is Coming to the Loop — and the Neighborhood Is Ready to Run With It
Loop neighbors, if you have not yet looked at the street closure map for this coming week, now is the time — because the next seven days are
- Galewood Has Big Plans for the Old Mars Factory — And Residents Are Making Sure Their Voice Shapes What Comes Next
For decades, the sweet smell of candy was part of daily life in Galewood. Now, the former Mars Wrigley factory at 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. sits
- Pilsen Day Is Back: Chicago Humanities Fills the Neighborhood With Tours, Talks, and Art This Fall
Chicago Humanities is bringing a full day of programming back to Pilsen this fall with Pilsen Day 2026, a sprawling lineup of neighborhood e