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31,656 businesses listed across 11 categories 60 neighborhoods, each with its own page 64 events on the calendar through December 107 guides and resources, updated on a schedule

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Eat & Drink The 10 best restaurants in Andersonville Andersonville, the western half of the Edgewater community area, centers on Clark Street between Foster and Bryn Mawr avenues. This ranked list… Updated
Oct 2026 Eat & Drink The 10 best sandwiches in Chicago Chicago sandwiches go well past Italian beef. This list ranks 10 sandwich shops inside Chicago city limits by the sandwich each one… Updated
Oct 2026 Things to Do The 10 best karaoke bars in Chicago Karaoke in Chicago runs on two tracks. One is the private room, rented by the hour for a birthday or an office… Updated
Oct 2026 Things to Do The 10 best jazz clubs in Chicago This list ranks the 10 best jazz clubs in Chicago, nine inside city limits and one in west suburban Berwyn, for anyone… Updated
Oct 2026 Living Here Places of worship in Chicago This guide is for newcomers looking for a congregation, visitors who want to see a sanctuary with some history behind it, and… Updated
Sept 2026 Living Here So you’re moving to Chicago This guide is for people moving to Chicago from elsewhere and suburbanites moving into the city. It covers how to pick a… Updated
Sept 2026 Seasonal Chicago summer festivals This guide is for anyone planning a Chicago summer around festivals: locals trying to figure out which weekends Lincoln Avenue or Cermak… Updated
Sept 2026 Seasonal Winter in Chicago: how to do it well This guide is for anyone facing a first Chicago winter, and for longtime residents who tend to spend January on the couch.… Updated
Sept 2026 Resources Holiday gift guide: 50 Chicago-made ideas This guide is for anyone shopping for someone who loves Chicago, whether they live on the North Side, in the suburbs or… Updated
Sept 2026 Resources Chicago wedding guide 2027 This guide is for couples planning a Chicago wedding in 2027 and for the parents, friends and planners helping them. It covers… Updated
Sept 2026 News Block 37 sells for $30 million to an Orland Park firm that plans to rename the Loop mall Edwards Realty Company closed on the State Street mall on October 6, paying about a third of what CIM Group spent in 2012, and… Oct 9 News Backlot Coffee works on a new Evanston cafe at Lake Street and Ashland Avenue Backlot Coffee is working on a cafe at 1424 Lake St. in Evanston, across from Penny Park. The project is going through city approvals,… Oct 9

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31OCT Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade N. Halsted Street from Belmont Avenue north to Brompton Avenue 31OCT Slightly Spooky Saturday at Navy Pier Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. 1NOV SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run Chicago Grant Park, 301 S. Columbus Drive 7NOV Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive

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