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- Dinner Crawl Tickets, a New Building That Just Opened Its Doors, Argyle's Next Chapter, and a 95-Unit Proposal: Uptown's September Is Already Packed
Uptown neighbors, September is barely a week old and the calendar is already filling fast — with a beloved community dining event returning
- Zoo Hours Shift, a French Bistro Gets National Honors & Mercadito Doubles Down: Lincoln Park's Fall Arrival Is Anything But Quiet
Lincoln Park neighbors, summer may be winding down — but the neighborhood is making sure fall arrives with plenty of news worth knowing. Fro
- Fall Is Here, and West Pullman Park Is Ready: New Season of Programs Launches This Week at a Neighborhood Institution
For West Pullman residents looking to plug into something new this fall, the answer may be closer than they think. West Pullman Park — the 1
- Car-Free Sundays, a New Pizza Counter, and a Thrift Riot: Bucktown's Fall Kickoff Is Already Here
September arrived in Bucktown this week with a genuinely full calendar — and a stretch of fall programming that rewards anyone willing to st
- $127 Million LeClaire Courts Redevelopment Clears Major Hurdle — 183 New Apartments Are Coming to Garfield Ridge
Big news landed on the Southwest Side late last week: the first residential phase of the long-anticipated LeClaire Courts redevelopment has
- Rogers Park Hosts Its First-Ever North Side Queer Pride Weekend — Free, Community-Driven, and Right in the Neighborhood
Rogers Park neighbors, the Far North Side is making history this fall with a milestone that belongs entirely to this community: the first-ev
- River North Is About to Get Its First Private Social Club in Years: The Lake Targets a September Debut at Superior and Wells
Near North neighbors, a brand-new kind of destination is rising in River North — and it isn't a restaurant, a bar, or a hotel. The Lake, a 2
- The Portage Theater Is Coming Back: Owner Launches Foundation, Sets $3 Million Goal to Reopen Milwaukee Ave Landmark
One of the Northwest Side's most beloved landmarks just got its most hopeful news in years. The owner of the historic Portage Theater has pu
- Bricktown Is the Stage: Sound & Gravity Festival Fills Avondale With Jazz, Experimental, and Indie Music This Labor Day Weekend
Avondale isn't just one of Chicago's most exciting places to eat and drink — this Labor Day weekend, it's also one of the best places in the
- A New Blueprint for Archer Avenue: City Plan Commission Adopts 'Moving Archer Forward' as the Neighborhood's Roadmap for the Future
After more than a year of community meetings, surveys, and neighborhood input, Archer Heights has an official city-backed vision for its fut
- City Grant Fuels a Pet Care Incubator on Western Ave. — Plus, Funkytown Brewery Is Coming to Near West Side
Near West Side neighbors, this week brought a pair of genuinely exciting investment announcements for your community — one that puts a brand
- Two Art Fairs, One Weekend: Wicker Park Goes Full Creative Mode September 12–13
If you're looking for a reason to spend this weekend outside, Wicker Park is handing you two of them — and they're happening on the same blo
- 100 Years Strong: Irving Park's YMCA Hits a Century — and the Neighborhood Is Celebrating
Irving Park neighbors, one of your most enduring community anchors just reached a milestone that very few institutions ever get to claim — a
- Shop, Stroll & Stay for Fall: Bronzeville Summer Nights Returns for Its Grand Finale on 47th Street, September 26
Summer may be winding down, but Bronzeville is saving its biggest block party for last. The Quad Communities Development Corporation (QCDC)
- Start Your Saturday Right: Free Yoga Comes to Warner Park This Weekend — Plus New Neighborhood Fest Details You Won't Want to Miss
Graceland West neighbors have a reason to set their alarms a little earlier this Saturday morning: the Graceland West Community Association
- Open Doors & Hidden History: Edgewater's 35th Annual Home Tour Returns September 20 — With a Bonus Maps Talk the Day Before
One of Edgewater's most beloved annual traditions is back for its 35th year, and this time it arrives with an extra layer of neighborhood hi
- Fresh Inari, Familiar Faces: Yu-Yubu Brings Japanese Street Food to Streeterville's Shops at North Bridge
Streeterville's dining scene got a flavorful new addition just in time for the Labor Day weekend. Yu-Yubu, a Japanese food stall specializin
- A Mysterious New Boutique Is Coming to Clark Street: The Midnight Treasury Brings Luxury, Candlelight, and a Touch of the Unexpected to Andersonville
Andersonville's Clark Street corridor has a new arrival on the way — and it's being kept deliberately, deliciously under wraps. The Midnight
- A French Bakery, a Cocktail Lounge, and a Coffee Expansion: West Town's Fall Season Kicks Off With a Flurry of New Arrivals
If you've been paying attention to the storefronts along Chicago Avenue and Grand Avenue lately, you may have noticed West Town's culinary a
- Pilsen's September Is Loaded With Culture: A Landmark Art Exhibition Opens This Weekend, a Major Festival Day Is Coming, and Pilsen Neighbors Has a Free Resource Event Around the Corner
Summer may be winding down on the calendar, but Pilsen is showing no signs of slowing its cultural engine. This September brings a trio of d