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- Two Northwest Side Theaters Join Forces for a Halloween Fundraiser — and the Cause Is Close to Home
Portage Park's most talked-about renovation project is now also the neighborhood's most compelling reason to buy a movie ticket this Hallowe
- Open House Chicago Is This Weekend — And Rogers Park's Architectural Treasures Are On the List
Rogers Park neighbors, this weekend is one of the best times of year to explore the buildings that define your neighborhood — and this year,
- From a Grandmother's Legacy to a $5.5M Corner Build: Roscoe Village's Newest Arrivals Are Worth a Walk This Week
Roscoe Village is adding two more reasons to explore its streets this fall — one a deeply personal family tribute poured into a coffee cup,
- Open House Chicago Opens 13 Near West Side Doors This Weekend — Including the Blackhawks' Practice Rink and a Mushroom Farm Supplying Michelin Kitchens
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
- Bricktown Gets a New Digital Town Square — and Two New Places to Drink: Chicago.com Launches in Avondale as Phase Three Brewing and Terra Cafe Prepare to Open
Three arrivals in a single October week paint a vivid picture of Avondale in 2026: a new neighborhood communication platform quietly switche
- A 24-Year-Old's Dream Mariscos Spot and a Long-Awaited Trader Joe's: Logan Square's Milwaukee Avenue Just Had a Very Big Week
Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square is rarely short on news, but this week delivered two stories that together say something real about where t
- Open House Chicago Returns This Weekend With 13 Near North Gems You Can Finally Walk Inside
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's Smyth Named Best Restaurant in North America for 2026 — And the Neighborhood's Dining Scene Keeps Growing
West Loop neighbors, your neighborhood just claimed the top spot on the continent. Smyth, the three-Michelin-star farm-to-table tasting menu
- Open House Chicago Is This Weekend — And Andersonville Has Some of the Best Stops on the City's Biggest Architecture Event
One of Chicago's most beloved annual traditions lands in Andersonville this weekend, and the neighborhood is showing up with some of the mos
- One Last Sunday: Wicker Park's Farmers Market Closes Out Its 26th Season — With a Car-Free Street Party to Match
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
- Open House Chicago Is This Weekend — And Edgewater's Own History Museum Is on the List
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
- From the Signature Room to the Stars: 360 Chicago's Big Transformation — Plus an MCA Anniversary, a Wine Trade Show, and the Return of Streeterville's Most Beloved Halloween Party
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 Just Opened Its Doors for Open House Chicago — Here's What Neighbors Got to See Inside
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
- Space-Themed Slushies and Terry Riley: The CheckOut's Fall Concert Season Is Already a Hit
Less than a month after its grand opening, Graceland West's newest cultural venue is already delivering on its promise — and then some. The
- Lillstreet Art Center Lights Up Ravenswood's Fall Season — and a Local Pizzeria Just Won Chicago's Top Prize
Two of Ravenswood's most beloved creative institutions are in the spotlight this week, and together they offer a vivid reminder of why this
- 43 Green Is Rising — and Bronzeville Lakefront's $90M Infrastructure Is Nearly Done: Two Big Milestones Reshaping the South Side This Fall
Bronzeville is closing out 2026 with two construction milestones that together signal something larger than any single project: the neighbor
- From LEGO Bricks to 'The Grateful Dead' and Día de los Muertos: McKinley Park's October Programming Is Firing on All Cylinders
If you thought McKinley Park's fall calendar had peaked after Fall Fest and the Aquinas Literacy Center's anniversary, think again. The week
- A Pilsen Front Yard Is Feeding Monarch Butterflies on Their 3,000-Mile Journey to Mexico
Every October, monarch butterflies pass through Chicago on one of the most remarkable migrations in the natural world — nearly 3,000 miles f
- Amazon Bets $195 Million on West Town: A Long-Vacant Division Street Warehouse Is About to Become the Neighborhood's Biggest New Employer
West Town's run of major news in 2026 just got a headline that lands on a completely different scale. Last week, Amazon purchased a long-vac
- McDonald's Park, The 78, and The Railyards: South Loop's Southern Edge Is Being Redrawn on a Historic Scale
South Loop neighbors, the vacant land that has sat on the neighborhood's southern doorstep for decades is suddenly the most consequential re