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- Washington Park's $36.9 Million Sunshine Community Center Is Nearly Here — What Neighbors Can Expect When It Opens
A community center years in the making is now on the verge of opening its doors. Sunshine Gospel Ministries' three-story, $36.9 million Suns
- New Dumplings, a Chifa Debut, and Omakase on the Way: Near North's Fall Dining Wave Keeps Rolling — Plus an Old Town History Celebration Today
Near North neighbors, your neighborhood's already-busy restaurant corridor is about to get a fresh wave of additions — and if you have an af
- Shape What Gets Built Next: Roscoe Village Has Two Community Planning Moments This Week
Roscoe Village residents have two back-to-back opportunities this week to influence what the neighborhood looks like in the years ahead — on
- The Walk In Is Back — Through the Cooler: Logan Square's Beloved Bar Reopens With a Speakeasy Twist, Plus the Farmers Market Gets Two More Outdoor Days
Logan Square closed out its first week of November with two stories worth celebrating: a bar that has been part of the neighborhood's fabric
- Six Corners Is About to Get Its Biggest Retail Arrival in Years — and One of Them Is a Chicago First
Something significant is taking shape at the corner of N. Cicero Avenue in Portage Park, and the neighborhood's chamber of commerce wants re
- West Loop This Weekend: A Holiday Tree Farm Takes Over, a New Live-Fire Steakhouse Is Coming, and a Beloved Bookstore Says Goodbye
West Loop neighbors, this first weekend of November is a full one — a pop-up holiday destination is transforming a neighborhood warehouse ri
- Magic, Milestones, and Michigan Avenue: Three Streeterville Experiences Worth Stepping Outside For This Weekend
Streeterville has quietly assembled one of its most distinctive experiential lineups of the entire year — and most of it is open right now.
- A New Flavor Lands on Clark Street: De Colores Brings Latin Fusion — and a Neighborhood Dream — to Andersonville
Andersonville has a new dining destination, and the story behind it is as colorful as the restaurant's name. De Colores, a sit-down Latin fu
- Irving Park's 42-Year-Old Food Pantry Is Building a New Home — and Needs the Neighborhood's Help to Finish It
Irving Park neighbors, one of the Northwest Side's most quietly essential community institutions is in the final push of the most ambitious
- Edgewater Residents Fight to Shape Broadway's Future: Neighborhood Group Appeals Upzoning Ruling
A civic battle that has divided Edgewater for the better part of two years moved into a new chapter this week, as a group of neighbors and b
- A Billionaire Bets on Ravenswood: Samantha Walton Buys Lillstreet Art Center — and the Neighborhood's Holiday Season Kicks Into Gear
Ravenswood's most storied art institution just changed hands — and the new owner is one of the most prominent philanthropists in the country
- Foundry Park Breaks Ground at Former Lincoln Yards Site — and Two New Apartment Buildings Clear City Council
Two pieces of development news landed in quick succession for the broader Wicker Park corridor this fall, and together they signal a neighbo
- New Thai in the Neighborhood: Ela Thai Kitchen Plants Its Flag on Addison Street in North Center
North Center has a new place for boat noodles — and it landed right next to one of the neighborhood's most-used transit stops. Ela Thai Kitc
- Tonight at the Logan Center, Cookies and Karaoke on Harper Court, and a Saturday Bazaar at Augustana: Hyde Park's Weekend Is Stacked
Hyde Park neighbors, Friday, November 6 is arriving with a genuinely varied evening — and the weekend that follows keeps the momentum going.
- South Loop Farmers Market Stays Open Through Thanksgiving — Your Last Chances to Shop the Printers Row Season Are Now
South Loop neighbors, there is a reason to head to Printers Row this Saturday morning that you may not have on your radar yet: the South Loo
- A Landmark Sculpture for the Thompson Center, Pulitzer Prize Photography at Harold Washington Library, and Portillo's Coming to Michigan Avenue: The Loop's Big Week
Loop neighbors, the first full week of November is delivering a cluster of developments that span the neighborhood's cultural, civic, and co
- Marshfield Courts Gets Its Ribbon Cutting, Iron Street Opens a New Gallery Season, and Archer Avenue Keeps Building: McKinley Park's November Is Just Getting Started
McKinley Park is closing out its first full week of November with a burst of news that spans a long-awaited community milestone, a fresh wav
- Albany Park's Lawrence Avenue Is Being Remade: A New Performing Arts Center and 26 New Apartments Are Coming to the Corridor
Lawrence Avenue in Albany Park is in the middle of a quiet but meaningful transformation — and two city-approved projects are now moving fro
- Uptown's Farmers Market Refuses to Hibernate: Winter Edition Heads Indoors to the Uptown Taproom Starting November 14
Uptown neighbors, the season may be turning cold, but the neighborhood's beloved farmers market isn't going anywhere. In a move announced th
- Humboldt Park Voters Send a Clear Message on Airbnbs: 74 Percent Say Enough Is Enough
Humboldt Park residents went to the polls on Tuesday and delivered one of the most lopsided verdicts of the November 4 election — not for a