23+ hour, 26+ min ago  (312+ words) CHATHAM " An all-day shopping event launched by local faith leaders to encourage neighbors to support Black-owned businesses will return to the South Side Saturday. "Spend in the Black: Resurrecting the Black Dollar" will take over 75th and King Drive 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors…...

22+ hour, 44+ min ago  (555+ words) GLADSTONE PARK " Audrey Borden said she wants customers to feel like they're stepping into an autumnal cabin when they visit October Caf's newest location. Located in the former Smak-Tak restaurant at 5961 N. Elston Ave., the coffee shop is filled with wood…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago  (525+ words) LOGAN SQUARE " A Polish-American holiday that celebrates the nation's culture, Easter and the arrival of spring will awaken the Hairpin Arts Center next week for the first time. The cultural arts group at the center, which sits on the Logan…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago  (822+ words) LAKEVIEW " There's no paucity of film programming in Chicago; April alone sees the return of the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Chicago Palestine Film Festival. This weekend the festival scene expands in a significant way " and in a manner…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago  (824+ words) WICKER PARK " An independent comic and book store featuring a labyrinth of handmade shelves, seating alcoves and interactive offerings " replete with statues of sheep heads and other ovine-themed designs " is now open in Wicker Park. Sheep Cult Comics, 1632 N. Milwaukee Ave.,…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (465+ words) EAST SIDE " Chicago's Labor Day parade will return to the Southeast Side for the first time since 2022, officials announced this week. The Labor Day Parade will take place in the 10th Ward after three years in Pullman, Ald. Peter Chico (10th) and…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago  (494+ words) ANDERSONVILLE " A developer is proposing a five-story apartment complex in Andersonville to replace a stretch of two-flats while another developer is planning to add apartments to a century-old Edgewater building. James Fox of Mackinaw Development, LLC and architect Mike Maresso…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1529+ words) CHICAGO " Spring activities are in full swing in Chicago, even if the weather hasn't gotten the memo yet. The city is welcoming April with the opening day of the Green City Market, a bike ride through the South Side and…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (241+ words) DOWNTOWN " Grammy-award-winning singer Lucy Dacus is performing at Millennium Park this July with the Chicago Philharmonic. Dacus announced the show Tuesday on her social media pages. Presale for the July 19 show started on Wednesday, with regular ticket sales to start…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (469+ words) LINCOLN SQUARE " Lincoln Square's popular farmers market will return to its longtime home in May after operating for two years in a temporary location down the street. The Lincoln Square farmers market season kicks off 7 a.m. May 5 in the parking lot…...