Our guide to health, fitness and nature in Chicago. From beautiful parks to running routes, friendly gyms and peaceful places, you can find it all here.
"Stop procrastinating!" - The Moon Tonight the moon will drift closer to the Earth for a second time this year, resulting in a Supermoon that will shine big and bright in the sky. If you follow astrology, you might kno...
We're in the final stretch of winter. Winter can be a downright depressing time in Chicago. The lack of sun, bitterly cold weather, and general moodiness can be felt all over town. Our favorite way to heat up our bodie...
You might want to thank your lucky stars you're single! Oh, Valentine's Day. It can be the most romantic holiday of the year or the most heart-crushing. Those who don't have a partner might bemoan all the hearts, candy...
Toiletry brand Poo-Pourri wants you to #LetThat💩Go in 2020. Here at Secret Chicago believe in the importance of healthy stress relief. Holding on the past, onto negative emotions that don't serve you, it's rough stuff...
45 minutes in the salt cave is equivalent to a three-day beach vacation! If the gloomy weather lately has you feeling in the dumps, you might want to check out the Galos Caves under the Jolly Inn Banquet Hall in Irving...
The Andersonville Hygge Fest is cozy AF. Chicago winters are notoriously brutal. While this year has been much tamer than 2019's polar vortex winter, it's still downright cold. It's no wonder that the Danish lifestyle...
New year resolutions are notoriously hard to stick to, but with these smartphone apps you can make longterm lifestyle changes! Every year we start off Jan with fresh new eyes (and rose-colored glasses.) "This year is d...
We're picking up good vibrations from these astrological yoga classes. If you need a little bit of spiritual rejuvenation, there's a phenomenal yoga class we think you should give a try. Coming to some Chicago's best y...
Time to turn over a new leaf... but really, though. Here are some new year resolutions to make 2020 awesome. 2020 is not only a new year, it's a whole new decade, which might have you thinking about changes you want to...
Recreational cannabis will be legal in Illinois starting Jan 1, 2020. Earlier this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB1438 into law, which will make recreational cannabis legal in Illinois. On Jan 1, 2020, Illinois will...