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Loop neighbors, if your Sunday morning plans are still wide open, this weekend is handing you more reasons than usual to step outside — and

While the restaurant headlines have dominated West Town's 2026 story, the neighborhood's physical transformation has been quietly accelerati

Hyde Park neighbors, if you haven't stepped outside yet this Sunday morning, here's your reason: two distinct, entirely free community event

South Loop neighbors, one of the most quietly spectacular landmarks in your neighborhood just reached a milestone that's been years in the m

Palmer Square Park had one final Sunday afternoon to remember this month. On September 13, the free outdoor concert series Live on Logan wra

A West Pullman restaurant and event space is getting a city-backed boost — and the neighborhood's dining and gathering scene may never look

Wrigleyville neighbors, today is the day. Clark Street is closed to traffic, the stages are up, the cowboy boots are out, and the first-ever

A years-in-the-making chapter in Lincoln Park's neighborhood planning saga moved decisively forward this week. Francis Parker School's expan

Uptown neighbors, one of the neighborhood's most beloved sandwich and specialty market concepts is on the move — and what's coming to replac

Lake View neighbors, two additions to the neighborhood's dining landscape are worth your attention this week — one a beloved Chicago pan piz

Bucktown's Armitage Avenue just landed one of the most anticipated restaurant announcements of the fall season. Trattoria Lo So — a new Ital

A long-vacant neighborhood landmark is finally getting a second act. On Wednesday, September 23, the Chicago City Council approved a transfo

Near West Side neighbors, the construction pipeline that has been churning through your neighborhood all year just added another entry — and

Logan Square is closing out September with a block party unlike anything the neighborhood has tried before. The inaugural Armitage County Fa

Portage Park is closing out September with a pair of genuinely good-news stories — one about the neighborhood's most recognizable stone gate

After years of failed redevelopment pitches, one of Avondale's most storied old buildings is on the cusp of a new chapter — and this time, t

Ravenswood neighbors, your opinion is officially on the ballot — and the calendar just filled up with two more reasons to plug into the comm

Irving Park neighbors, a project unlike any other on Chicago's Northwest Side is moving from blueprint to reality — and the story behind it

The $100 million Bronzeville Trail just got its highest-profile endorsement yet — and this week, residents got to deliver their vision for i

Edgewater residents woke up Thursday to some of the most consequential housing news the neighborhood has seen in years. In a pair of develop