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Lincoln Park neighbors, this week delivered two genuine conversation-starters for anyone who loves this neighborhood: a citywide architectur

Wrigleyville neighbors, even as playoff fever has been gripping Clark and Addison, a quieter but consequential piece of neighborhood busines

Lake View neighbors, this weekend may be one of the most activity-dense two days the neighborhood has seen all fall — and most of it is comp

There is a corner in Bucktown that has been waiting for this moment for the better part of a decade. The wedge where Damen Avenue, Elston Av

Uptown neighbors, the grocery news you have been waiting for is now officially confirmed: Trader Joe's is coming to the neighborhood, and it

Albany Park got its annual moment in the citywide architectural spotlight this past weekend, as two of the neighborhood's most storied struc

Portage Park's most talked-about renovation project is now also the neighborhood's most compelling reason to buy a movie ticket this Hallowe

Rogers Park neighbors, this weekend is one of the best times of year to explore the buildings that define your neighborhood — and this year,

Roscoe Village is adding two more reasons to explore its streets this fall — one a deeply personal family tribute poured into a coffee cup,

Near West Side neighbors, one of the year's best free events has arrived at exactly the right time. Open House Chicago 2026 is running this

Three arrivals in a single October week paint a vivid picture of Avondale in 2026: a new neighborhood communication platform quietly switche

Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square is rarely short on news, but this week delivered two stories that together say something real about where t

Near North neighbors, one of the year's best free weekends in Chicago is almost here. Open House Chicago 2026 runs Saturday and Sunday, Octo

West Loop neighbors, your neighborhood just claimed the top spot on the continent. Smyth, the three-Michelin-star farm-to-table tasting menu

One of Chicago's most beloved annual traditions lands in Andersonville this weekend, and the neighborhood is showing up with some of the mos

There are Sundays in Wicker Park, and then there are Sundays worth circling on the calendar. October 25 is shaping up to be the latter. In e

If you've ever walked past the Edgewater Historical Society's little museum tucked at 5358 N. Ashland Ave. and wondered what's inside, this

Streeterville's fall calendar just got a fresh round of reasons to pay attention. While the neighborhood has already notched a string of hea

Irving Park neighbors, one of the city's most beloved annual events made a return visit to the Northwest Side this past weekend — and the bu

Less than a month after its grand opening, Graceland West's newest cultural venue is already delivering on its promise — and then some. The