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- A Chicago Breakfast Icon Comes Home: Ann Sather Returns to Wicker Park After Nearly Two Decades Away
It's been nearly 19 years since Wicker Park had an Ann Sather to call its own — and this summer, that finally changed. The legendary Chicago
- Homes, Shops, and a Green Line Stop: Chicago Picks Developer for Twin Mixed-Use Buildings on West Englewood's 63rd Street
A long-vacant stretch of West Englewood's most-traveled corridor is about to get a serious makeover. The City of Chicago has selected a deve
- West Loop's Van Buren Corridor Is Having a Historic Moment: Two Landmark Buildings Getting New Life
West Loop neighbors, your neighborhood's Van Buren corridor is quietly becoming one of the most compelling stretches of adaptive reuse and n
- North Center's Riverfront Future Gets Bigger: Plan Commission Approves 14 New RiverWard Townhomes Along the Chicago River
North Center's ongoing transformation of its Chicago River frontage took another significant leap forward this week. On Thursday, August 21,
- Silos Down, Neighborhood Up: McKinley Park's Most Iconic Eyesore Is Finally Coming Down — and a Major New Development Just Got City Hall's Green Light
McKinley Park is in the middle of a transformation summer — and two major development stories are reshaping the neighborhood's skyline and i
- Backpacks, Beats & Community: West Rogers Park's Free Back-to-School Block Party Is This Weekend
West Rogers Park families have one more reason to step outside this Saturday — and it's one that's equal parts practical and purely fun. A f
- Pilsen Is Showing Up Big This Weekend: A Housing Expo for Families and Young Ballers Headed to the United Center
This Saturday is shaping up to be one of the more action-packed days Pilsen has seen all summer — and for very different reasons. On one end
- Hyde Park Jazz Festival Drops Its 2026 Lineup — and It's a Statement: Here's Who's Coming to Your Neighborhood This September
Hyde Park neighbors, the countdown to one of the South Side's most beloved annual traditions is officially on — and this year's edition is s
- A Lake View Icon Looks for Its Next Chapter — While a Buzzy New Café Quietly Writes Its Own on Clark Street
Lake View neighbors, two stories unfolding right now on your neighborhood's beloved Clark Street corridor capture exactly what makes this co
- Your Friday Night Is Already Booked: Balearic Beats, a Zine Release, and a Garden Stage Bring Palmer Square's Weekend to Life
Palmer Square neighbors, your weekend is coming in hot — and it's doing it on three very different stages, in three very different corners o
- African Fusion, Juried Art, and 70 New Homes: Bucktown's Late-Summer Lineup Is Stacked
Bucktown is closing out August 2026 with a stretch of days that rewards anyone who steps outside — a landmark neighborhood arts festival arr
- Nine New Condos and Ground-Floor Retail Could Rise on Uptown's Booming Clark Street Corridor
Uptown's Clark Street corridor is in the spotlight again this week — and this time, it's a homegrown ownership opportunity that has neighbor
- New Café and Beer Garden Coming to Humboldt Park Boathouse — Plus Fresh Housing Rising on Trumbull Avenue
Humboldt Park is getting a pair of fresh additions this week that speak directly to what neighbors love most about living here: vibrant gath
- Holiday Magic Confirmed for Wrigleyville: Christkindlmarket Returns to Gallagher Way Through New Year's Eve
Wrigleyville neighbors, summer isn't even over — but the neighborhood's most enchanting winter tradition just got locked in, and there's a b
- Get Moving This Fall: Portage Park's New Pickleball Clinic, Fall Program Registration & a Trail That Could Change the Northwest Side
If you've been looking for a reason to get more active in Portage Park this season, the neighborhood just handed you three of them — and one
- The Mag Mile Is Getting a Major Glow-Up: Shops at North Bridge Launches $40 Million Makeover
Near North neighbors, one of the Magnificent Mile's most familiar addresses is about to look dramatically different — and the transformation
- Logan Square's Congress Theater Is Officially Coming Back — And a Sold-Out Gaming Night Shows the Neighborhood's Community Spirit Is Thriving
Two very different stories are lighting up Logan Square this week — one involves a century-old landmark finally on the path to a full reviva
- Art Fest, A-List Concerts & Fresh Bites: Near West Side's Weekend Is Bursting at the Seams
Near West Side neighbors, clear your calendars — your neighborhood is about to deliver one of the most packed, most exciting weekends of the
- Devon Avenue Gets an Artistic Finale: 'Arts on Devon' Is Coming to West Rogers Park on August 30
West Rogers Park neighbors who thought the neighborhood's summer cultural run was winding down have one more reason to keep the calendar cle
- West Town's Gravity-Defying Tumblers Are on National TV — and They Need Your Vote Tonight
West Town has a new reason to cheer this Tuesday evening, and it comes courtesy of a group of local performers who have been flipping, spinn