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Scrooge, Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas come to life over four holiday cocktails at Chicago’s Seven Star Venue, for two nights only
ZooLights returns to Lincoln Park Zoo this month with 3 million lights, a Ferris wheel, and free admission days
Woodfield Mall, the largest mall in Illinois, built on 191 acres of former prairie farmland, is now home to WONDRA: an 11,000-square-foot immersive world of crystal caves, a luminous reef and a walk under the stars
This Dutch-inspired town near Chicago has a charming outdoor Christmas market—and it’s returning this month
Could Chicago see its first flurries of the season this week? Here’s what the forecast tells us
[April Fools] After 20 Years In Chicago, The Bean Is Being Relocated To A Massive New Stadium Complex 40 Minutes From the City
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Lincoln Park gift shop Givánne organizes by personality
Route 66 starting points in downtown Chicago
Open Books West Loop closing sale in Chicago
Chicago Christkindlmarket construction begins at Daley Plaza
Chicago common brick history in the city’s hidden alleys
Wrigleyville Christkindlmarket setup at Gallagher Way
Malort chicken wings at Woodie’s Flat in Chicago
The Insect Asylum: Chicago’s interactive taxidermy museum
Graceland Cemetery video – Chicago’s haunted arboretum
Video tour of Andersonville’s Midnight Treasury gothic shop
Inside Bookclub: Chicago’s dual-level live music venue
Chicago horror shops, oddities museums and spooky spots
Chicago Cat Tour video shows massive crowds in Bowmanville
AlleyCat Comics video: inside Chicago’s hidden comic shop
Restored 1958 CTA neon sign video at Racine Blue Line
Free turkeys at 5 Chicago-area McDonald’s start today: 3,000 up for grabs, one location per day through Saturday from 8 a.m.
Amtrak unveils $112 million plan for Chicago Union Station to create ‘fully level’ boarding areas
5 Amazing Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend
The IRS is implementing these tax changes in 2027
Obama Presidential Center releases new batch of museum tickets tomorrow at 10 a.m.; here is how Illinois locals can secure free Tuesday visits
On Nov. 9, Chicago lost its Dan Ryan exit to the Museum Campus for two weeks; drivers need a new route to Soldier Field, and three CTA train lines suddenly look a lot better
O’Hare Airport has the longest arrival taxi times in the U.S.—and the second-longest for departures, according to a new report
Named one of the “best Christmas towns in America”: This Illinois town’s holiday season returns November 20 with a festive kickoff
Fall Out Boy is headlining Soldier Field for the first time in 2027, and presale starts this week
Could Chicago see its first flurries of the season this week? Here’s what the forecast tells us
ZooLights returns to Lincoln Park Zoo this month with 3 million lights, a Ferris wheel, and free admission days
A 28-story Lakeview apartment tower with 345 units and a 50,000-square-foot fitness club could rise at Sheridan and Diversey
Free turkeys at 5 Chicago-area McDonald’s start today: 3,000 up for grabs, one location per day through Saturday from 8 a.m.
Amtrak unveils $112 million plan for Chicago Union Station to create ‘fully level’ boarding areas
5 Amazing Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend
The IRS is implementing these tax changes in 2027
Obama Presidential Center releases new batch of museum tickets tomorrow at 10 a.m.; here is how Illinois locals can secure free Tuesday visits
On Nov. 9, Chicago lost its Dan Ryan exit to the Museum Campus for two weeks; drivers need a new route to Soldier Field, and three CTA train lines suddenly look a lot better
O’Hare Airport has the longest arrival taxi times in the U.S.—and the second-longest for departures, according to a new report
Named one of the “best Christmas towns in America”: This Illinois town’s holiday season returns November 20 with a festive kickoff
Fall Out Boy is headlining Soldier Field for the first time in 2027, and presale starts this week
Could Chicago see its first flurries of the season this week? Here’s what the forecast tells us
ZooLights returns to Lincoln Park Zoo this month with 3 million lights, a Ferris wheel, and free admission days
A 28-story Lakeview apartment tower with 345 units and a 50,000-square-foot fitness club could rise at Sheridan and Diversey
Free turkeys at 5 Chicago-area McDonald’s start today: 3,000 up for grabs, one location per day through Saturday from 8 a.m.
Amtrak unveils $112 million plan for Chicago Union Station to create ‘fully level’ boarding areas
5 Amazing Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend
The IRS is implementing these tax changes in 2027
Obama Presidential Center releases new batch of museum tickets tomorrow at 10 a.m.; here is how Illinois locals can secure free Tuesday visits
On Nov. 9, Chicago lost its Dan Ryan exit to the Museum Campus for two weeks; drivers need a new route to Soldier Field, and three CTA train lines suddenly look a lot better
O’Hare Airport has the longest arrival taxi times in the U.S.—and the second-longest for departures, according to a new report
Named one of the “best Christmas towns in America”: This Illinois town’s holiday season returns November 20 with a festive kickoff
Fall Out Boy is headlining Soldier Field for the first time in 2027, and presale starts this week
Could Chicago see its first flurries of the season this week? Here’s what the forecast tells us
ZooLights returns to Lincoln Park Zoo this month with 3 million lights, a Ferris wheel, and free admission days
A 28-story Lakeview apartment tower with 345 units and a 50,000-square-foot fitness club could rise at Sheridan and Diversey
A new free holiday food festival is coming to Chicagoland this Christmas season—less than 1 hour from downtown
In 1907, Marshall Field’s opened the Walnut Room and put up its first Great Tree; 119 years later, the tree lights up again on November 7
Chicago’s Salt Shed turns into a free holiday gift market with 70+ local vendors, and you can pair it with pizza and a pint on-site
The merriest Christmas pop-up bar is opening this December—and you can join the waitlist now
Bears star D’Andre Swift is teaming up with Jake Melnick’s for a fan meet and greet event, plus a limited-time menu collab
This iconic arcade is bringing back its annual pancake breakfast with Santa, offering three full hours of unlimited gaming and seasonal holiday crafts
Winter weekend trip from Chicago: this Indiana state park has a quarter-mile toboggan run—only 3 hours from downtown
The largest free drive-thru holiday light show in Northern Illinois returns this month
A Chicago winter bucket list: The best things to do this season in the Windy City
Love goes on trial at The Den Theatre in Chicago: Watch three couples and an unconventional therapist battle it out while the audience decides who is right
Amtrak’s Empire Builder takes about 46 hours from Chicago to Seattle through snowy Glacier country—with coach fares starting at $145
This Dutch-inspired town near Chicago has a charming outdoor Christmas market—and it’s returning this month
A new free holiday food festival is coming to Chicagoland this Christmas season—less than 1 hour from downtown
In 1907, Marshall Field’s opened the Walnut Room and put up its first Great Tree; 119 years later, the tree lights up again on November 7
Chicago’s Salt Shed turns into a free holiday gift market with 70+ local vendors, and you can pair it with pizza and a pint on-site
The merriest Christmas pop-up bar is opening this December—and you can join the waitlist now
Bears star D’Andre Swift is teaming up with Jake Melnick’s for a fan meet and greet event, plus a limited-time menu collab
This iconic arcade is bringing back its annual pancake breakfast with Santa, offering three full hours of unlimited gaming and seasonal holiday crafts
Winter weekend trip from Chicago: this Indiana state park has a quarter-mile toboggan run—only 3 hours from downtown
The largest free drive-thru holiday light show in Northern Illinois returns this month
A Chicago winter bucket list: The best things to do this season in the Windy City
Love goes on trial at The Den Theatre in Chicago: Watch three couples and an unconventional therapist battle it out while the audience decides who is right
Amtrak’s Empire Builder takes about 46 hours from Chicago to Seattle through snowy Glacier country—with coach fares starting at $145
This Dutch-inspired town near Chicago has a charming outdoor Christmas market—and it’s returning this month
A new free holiday food festival is coming to Chicagoland this Christmas season—less than 1 hour from downtown
In 1907, Marshall Field’s opened the Walnut Room and put up its first Great Tree; 119 years later, the tree lights up again on November 7
Chicago’s Salt Shed turns into a free holiday gift market with 70+ local vendors, and you can pair it with pizza and a pint on-site
The merriest Christmas pop-up bar is opening this December—and you can join the waitlist now
Bears star D’Andre Swift is teaming up with Jake Melnick’s for a fan meet and greet event, plus a limited-time menu collab
This iconic arcade is bringing back its annual pancake breakfast with Santa, offering three full hours of unlimited gaming and seasonal holiday crafts
Winter weekend trip from Chicago: this Indiana state park has a quarter-mile toboggan run—only 3 hours from downtown
The largest free drive-thru holiday light show in Northern Illinois returns this month
A Chicago winter bucket list: The best things to do this season in the Windy City
Love goes on trial at The Den Theatre in Chicago: Watch three couples and an unconventional therapist battle it out while the audience decides who is right
Amtrak’s Empire Builder takes about 46 hours from Chicago to Seattle through snowy Glacier country—with coach fares starting at $145
This Dutch-inspired town near Chicago has a charming outdoor Christmas market—and it’s returning this month
Chicago’s crown jewel of pan pizza just earned another national nod—thanks to its legendary caramelized crust
Hooters permanently shuts its 35-year-old Chicago outpost on Wells Street as neighborhood development pushes the wings chain out
Lincoln Park favorite Sapori Trattoria turns 25 with $2.50 tiramisu, secret off-menu pastas, and free bubbles all week long
This Chicago farmers market is adding three more Saturdays through Nov. 21, then moves indoors to Water Tower Place on Jan. 3
Wing champion Woodie’s Flat launches Malört BBQ sauce wings for a limited time
Chicago’s newest pizzeria has cozy Italian vibes, milk glass chandeliers, and a front-row seat to the pizza-making
Three Rosati’s locations in the Chicago suburbs are giving away free pizza slices this Saturday
Chipotle’s Boorito is back for Halloween 2026, and wearing a costume gets you a $6 entrée after 3 p.m. on Oct. 31
Stan’s Donuts is giving away 2,000 free donuts next month in Chicago
Chef Santiago Lastra and The Bear’s Will Poulter team up with Mr. Beef for an exclusive Mexican-inspired Italian beef pop-up
In ‘Home Alone,’ it was Kevin McCallister’s favorite pizza spot; Next month, Little Nero’s is back as a holiday pop-up in Chicago
Buc-ee’s is expanding further into the Midwest—here’s what it means for Chicago road trips
Scrooge, Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas come to life over four holiday cocktails at Chicago’s Seven Star Venue, for two nights only
In 1990, Oprah Winfrey opened Harpo Studios in Chicago; 28 years later, McDonald’s opened its global headquarters on the same site
When do Chicago outdoor ice skating rinks open for the season? Here’s the 2026-27 timeline
Woodfield Mall, the largest mall in Illinois, built on 191 acres of former prairie farmland, is now home to WONDRA: an 11,000-square-foot immersive world of crystal caves, a luminous reef and a walk under the stars
Chicago Artisan Market returning to Fulton Market and Ravenswood this holiday season
In 1903, Chicago’s Iroquois Theatre fire claimed 602 lives; 123 years later, ‘Death Alley’ remains a sobering Loop ghost tour stop
A 21,000-square-foot Cleopatra experience is opening near Chicago with 3D holograms, 360° projections, original artifacts & more
A new Toys “R” Us just opened near Chicago ahead of holiday shopping season—less than 1 hour from downtown
Spend the final week of October watching horror movies at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
A trail of 14 alebrije window murals transforms Clark Street storefronts into a colorful self-guided art walk in Rogers Park
In 1952, a Chicago skyscraper opened a chapel 400 feet in the air; today, the Sky Chapel still offers views over Clark Street
In 1959, Hugh Hefner bought Chicago’s first Playboy Mansion for $400k; decades later, the 72-room Gold Coast estate became luxury condos, with one for $6.7 million
18 of the best date night ideas in and around Chicago
10 free things you can do with a Chicago Public Library Card
The best free things to do in Chicago
Fourth of July in Chicago 2026—your guide to fireworks, happy hours, and more
The 16 best cocktail bars in Chicago for one-of-a-kind drinks
Father’s Day 2026—where to drink, dine, and celebrate dad in Chicago
Your 2026 Chicago summer bucket list: Boat rides, street festivals, outdoor markets, and more
Juneteenth 2026 in Chicago—your guide to celebrations, cultural engagements, and more
12 of the best wine bars and wine tastings in Chicago
Where to see live classical music in Chicago this year
Derby Day 2026: Your Guide to the Best Kentucky Derby Events in Chicago
The Best Jazz Clubs In Chicago For Live Music And Cocktails
“A hell of a show”: Loki, Thor & the Norse gods are coming to Chicago this March
This life-sized Minecraft experience near Chicago is closing this October — here’s your last chance to enter the blocky world IRL
The 23 best things to do with kids in and around Chicago this fall, from a massive Minecraft adventure to a Harry Potter-themed tea
This hands-on cooking class is providing a space for the schizophrenia community to come together and support one another
This glass balcony lets you take in sweeping views of downtown Chicago from 290 feet up, with nothing but glass between you and the streets below
This one-of-a-kind multisensory experience near Chicago brings nature to life
We went inside the new Minecraft experience near Chicago—here’s what we thought
Chicago 2026 music festival season: official dates, lineups and tickets for summer concerts
Going to a Chicago Stars FC match at their new lakefront stadium? Here’s what to know
Gift Moments, Not Things: 9 Memorable Experiences In Chicago And Beyond For Mother’s Day
“Authentic Reality, Excitement, Scares!” Battle Zombies And Aliens Inside Historic Germania Place
Champions Of Magic Brings A Broadway-Scale Illusion Show To Chicago’s 600-Seat Historic Studebaker Theater In June