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- Vienna Beef Plaza Is Finally Here: Bucktown's Legendary Hot Dog Factory Is Now a Neighborhood Destination
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
- Uptown's Building Boom Keeps Rolling: New Permits on Leland and Argyle, and a 149-Unit Tower Takes Its Next Step on Sheridan
If you've been watching Uptown's construction landscape closely, this Monday brings another round of proof that the neighborhood's developme
- Fire, Spice & Diaspora: Lincoln Park's Most Anticipated New Restaurant, Muhājir, Is Nearly Here
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
- Revved Up for Fall: Community Savings Bank and Portage Park Chamber Bring Free Car Show & Fall Fest to Belmont Ave.
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
- The 1901 Project's West Garage Gets a Redesign — And Near West Side's Biggest Development Just Got More Interesting
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 Rings In Hispanic Heritage Month With a Free Mexican Independence Day Celebration This Wednesday
Rogers Park neighbors, one of the most festive weeks on the neighborhood's cultural calendar is officially here — and the Rogers Park Busine
- Eight New Homes Coming to Washington Park: Four Two-Flats Permitted on East 56th Street
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
- After a Decade in Wicker Park, Urbanbelly Has Moved On — and a Beloved Brewery Is Moving Back In
Change is coming fast to Wicker Park's restaurant corridors this September, and two stories — one a goodbye, one a homecoming — are capturin
- Give, Shop, Connect: North Center's Farmers Market Hosts Community Donation Drive This Saturday
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's First ALDI Is Now Officially Under Construction: Julep West Loop Breaks Ground at 1000 W. Jackson
West Loop neighbors, the grocery gap your neighborhood has long complained about just crossed a major finish line — not a planning milestone
- Birds, Buildings, and a Beloved Classic: Streeterville's Cultural Moment Is Arriving Right on Schedule
Streeterville is stepping into the second weekend of September with a pair of community highlights worth circling on your calendar — a strik
- Banking on Bronzeville: Wells Fargo Opens New Branch With Free Financial Coaching — and $1.5M in Small Business Grants — for the South Side
Bronzeville has a new financial neighbor, and it came bearing gifts. Wells Fargo recently held a grand opening for its new branch in Bronzev
- Andersonville Breaks Ground on Its First-Ever Pedestrian Plaza — Named for Local Trans Activist Elise Malary
Andersonville is getting something it has never had before: a pedestrian plaza of its own — and the city has already broken ground on it. Th
- South Loop's 'The Railyards' Megadevelopment Is Now Real: Stadium Renderings Unveiled for 80-Acre River District
South Loop neighbors, the neighborhood's most consequential development story just leveled up in a major way — and this time, there are pict
- Galewood Just Ranked Among Chicago's Friendliest Neighborhoods — And the Park District Is Keeping That Spirit Going With a Free Halloween Bash
It turns out what Galewood residents have always known about their corner of the Northwest Side is now officially on the record. This year,
- Chicago Kid Fest Makes Its West Rogers Park Debut on September 20 — And It's Free
West Rogers Park families, mark your calendars: one of Chicago's most beloved back-to-school celebrations is coming to the neighborhood for
- Pilsen's Mid-September Calendar: Live Music at Epiphany, a Community Art Opening at NMMA, and Teacher's Day at Open Books
If last weekend's Mexican Independence Day Parade was Pilsen's exclamation point for early September, the neighborhood's calendar doesn't le
- 25,000 Movies and a Mural Coming to 35th Street: McKinley Park's Video Store Defies the Odds — and a $200K Public Art Grant Is About to Transform the Corridor Around It
At a moment when streaming services have made the local video store feel like a relic, McKinley Park's own Joe Trutin is proving that a neig
- Bucktown's Pool Stays Open, a New Japanese Kitchen Arrives on Western, and a Renovated Corner Building Sells for $2.67M
September arrived in Bucktown with a heat wave still lingering — and the neighborhood answered with three pieces of news worth knowing: the
- City Council Green-Lights 40-Unit Belmont Avenue Development — Plus, a Beloved Southport Café Is Nearly Back
Lake View neighbors, two pieces of news quietly landed on the neighborhood's development and dining radar this week — one that reshapes the