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The Earliest Sunset Of The Year Is Thursday — And It Won’t Even Hit 4:20

Citywide

The Earliest Sunset Of The Year Is Thursday — And It Won’t Even Hit 4:20

Chicago’s earliest sunsets start Thursday. The city’s “shortest day” is just a couple weeks out on Dec. 21.

by Joanna Hou

Washington Park Christmas Tree Is Back With A New Look

Bronzeville, Near South Side

Washington Park Christmas Tree Is Back With A New Look

by Jamie Nesbitt Golden

Albany Park Elotero’s Cart Was Stolen — But He’s Back With A Food Truck Neighbors Helped Him Buy

Albany Park Elotero’s Cart Was Stolen — But He’s Back With A Food Truck Neighbors Helped Him Buy

by Alex V. Hernandez

Ravyn Lenae, Joseph Chilliams Support Love & Nappyness Hair Care Drive With Thalia Hall Show

Ravyn Lenae, Joseph Chilliams Support Love & Nappyness Hair Care Drive With Thalia Hall Show

by Jack Riedy

Heat By Niko, A Black-Owned Fur Coat Store, Opens In West Loop

West Loop

Heat By Niko, A Black-Owned Fur Coat Store, Opens In West Loop

by Melody Mercado

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Arts & Culture

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough For Alex Grelle In Steppenwolf’s New Version Of ‘Stepmom’

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough For Alex Grelle In Steppenwolf’s New Version Of ‘Stepmom’

More arts coverage.

Restaurants & Bars

Plenty Goods Cafe Brings Salads, Smoothies And Breakfast To Ukrainian Village

Plenty Goods Cafe Brings Salads, Smoothies And Breakfast To Ukrainian Village

More food coverage.

Business

The Perch In Wicker Park Reopens Wednesday After Fire

The Perch In Wicker Park Reopens Wednesday After Fire

More business coverage.

Migrants

State Says No Tent Camp For Migrants On Contaminated Brighton Park Site

State Says No Tent Camp For Migrants On Contaminated Brighton Park Site

More migrants coverage.

Chicago Holiday Guide

Shopping

The Ultimate Guide To Shopping Local In Chicago For The Holidays In 2023

The Ultimate Guide To Shopping Local In Chicago For The Holidays In 2023

Getting In The Spirit

27 Holiday Pop-Ups And Bars In Chicago To Get You Feeling Festive

27 Holiday Pop-Ups And Bars In Chicago To Get You Feeling Festive

Going Out

Heated Bar Patios And Rooftops In Chicago: 33 Cozy Spots Across The City

Heated Bar Patios And Rooftops In Chicago: 33 Cozy Spots Across The City

Your Tree

How To Find The Best Christmas Tree In Chicago

How To Find The Best Christmas Tree In Chicago

More Top Stories

Man Found Dead Inside North Lawndale Home After Fire, Porch Collapse Injures Woman, 2 Officers

Man Found Dead Inside North Lawndale Home After Fire, Porch Collapse Injures Woman, 2 Officers

by Trey Arline

Slain Limo Company Owner Was A Beloved Industry Leader And Father, Loved Ones Say

Slain Limo Company Owner Was A Beloved Industry Leader And Father, Loved Ones Say

by Trey Arline

Rogers Park Neighbor Launches Eco-Friendly Beach Gear Business Using Plastic Found In Oceans

Rogers Park Neighbor Launches Eco-Friendly Beach Gear Business Using Plastic Found In Oceans

by Kayleigh Padar

Manager At Closed Hyde Park Lululemon Says Company Fired Him After He Complained Of Racism

by Maxwell Evans

Aldermen Want Meetings With CHA Boss After Investigation Revealed Vacant, Decaying Properties

by Rachel Hinton

Citywide

Where Will Migrants Go When Their 60-Day Shelter Stays Expire? Volunteers Blast City’s ‘Reckless’ Process

Where Will Migrants Go When Their 60-Day Shelter Stays Expire? Volunteers Blast City’s ‘Reckless’ Process

by Madison Savedra, Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Colin Boyle and Alex V. Hernandez

Is Your Garden Contaminated? Testing Program Helps South, West Side Growers Cultivate Healthier Soil

Is Your Garden Contaminated? Testing Program Helps South, West Side Growers Cultivate Healthier Soil

by Aviva Bechky

Chicago May Take At Least 40 Years To Replace Lead Pipes, Officials Say

by Joanna Hou

Your Guide To Chicago’s Holiday Performances: Plays, Concerts, Improv Shows And More

by Leen Yassine

Logan Square, Humboldt Park & Avondale

Humboldt Park Neighbors Ask For More Tools From Police, Alderpeople As Robberies Persist

Humboldt Park Neighbors Ask For More Tools From Police, Alderpeople As Robberies Persist

by Francesca Mathewes and Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Logan Square’s The Parlor Is Helping Mutual Aid Groups Support People In Need

Logan Square’s The Parlor Is Helping Mutual Aid Groups Support People In Need

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

The Freeze Is Sold, And Longtime Owner Is Uncertain Beloved Spot Will Serve Ice Cream Again

The Freeze Is Sold, And Longtime Owner Is Uncertain Beloved Spot Will Serve Ice Cream Again

by Mack Liederman

Bike Lanes, Alley Fixes Or Roundabouts? Vote On How To Spend $1 Million In Logan Square, Avondale

Bike Lanes, Alley Fixes Or Roundabouts? Vote On How To Spend $1 Million In Logan Square, Avondale

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Lincoln Square, North Center & Irving Park

Woman Charged With Aggravated DUI After Killing Bicyclist In Lincoln Square

Woman Charged With Aggravated DUI After Killing Bicyclist In Lincoln Square

by Joe Ward

Northwestern Medicine Outpatient Center Now Open In Old Irving Park

Northwestern Medicine Outpatient Center Now Open In Old Irving Park

by Alex V. Hernandez

Western Brown Line Riders Want Better Lighting, Weather Protection And Bike Access

Western Brown Line Riders Want Better Lighting, Weather Protection And Bike Access

by Alex V. Hernandez

25 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Holiday Trolleys, Artisan Markets And More

25 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Holiday Trolleys, Artisan Markets And More

by Leen Yassine

Hyde Park, Woodlawn & South Shore

South Siders Can Get Free Laundry, Other Services This Month At Local Laundromats

South Siders Can Get Free Laundry, Other Services This Month At Local Laundromats

by Maxwell Evans

Free South Shore Holiday Concert Features Tree-Lighting Ceremony, Dreezy Claus

Free South Shore Holiday Concert Features Tree-Lighting Ceremony, Dreezy Claus

by Maxwell Evans

Progressives Were ‘Not Ready’ For Mayor’s Office, Ald. Taylor Says: ‘We Look Real Stupid Right Now’

Progressives Were ‘Not Ready’ For Mayor’s Office, Ald. Taylor Says: ‘We Look Real Stupid Right Now’

by Maxwell Evans

Army Vet Opens Strugglebeard Bakery In Hyde Park: ‘I Infused My Own Personality In The Shop’

Army Vet Opens Strugglebeard Bakery In Hyde Park: ‘I Infused My Own Personality In The Shop’

by Maxwell Evans

Austin, Garfield park & North Lawndale

New Bike Lanes, Crosswalks Added Near Garfield Park Conservatory

New Bike Lanes, Crosswalks Added Near Garfield Park Conservatory

by Trey Arline

West Side Christmas Toy Giveaway Needs More Donations To Help 250 Families

West Side Christmas Toy Giveaway Needs More Donations To Help 250 Families

by Trey Arline

Armed Robbers Target Street Vendors On West, Southwest Sides, Police Say

Armed Robbers Target Street Vendors On West, Southwest Sides, Police Say

by Trey Arline

Artist And ‘Plastic Miner’ Cody Norman Turns Trash Into Sculpture

Artist And ‘Plastic Miner’ Cody Norman Turns Trash Into Sculpture

by Yue Li

Wicker Park, Bucktown & West Town

Dangerous Ukrainian Village Intersection Finally Gets Stop Signs After Months Of Delays

Dangerous Ukrainian Village Intersection Finally Gets Stop Signs After Months Of Delays

by Quinn Myers

Gangnam Market Brings ‘American-Asian Hybrid’ Grocery Store To West Town

Gangnam Market Brings ‘American-Asian Hybrid’ Grocery Store To West Town

by Quinn Myers

6 Vintage Resellers Coming To West Town With Launch Of Pep Club Vintage Collective

6 Vintage Resellers Coming To West Town With Launch Of Pep Club Vintage Collective

by Quinn Myers

Wicker Park Indoor Farmers Market Returns To The Robey Hotel This Weekend

Wicker Park Indoor Farmers Market Returns To The Robey Hotel This Weekend

by Quinn Myers

Englewood, Chatham & Auburn Gresham

South Side Artists Unveil Murals In Greater Grand Crossing: ‘We Deserve To Have Great Things’

South Side Artists Unveil Murals In Greater Grand Crossing: ‘We Deserve To Have Great Things’

by Atavia Reed

Englewood Youth Choir Will Perform For First Time At Chicago Symphony Center Saturday

Englewood Youth Choir Will Perform For First Time At Chicago Symphony Center Saturday

by Atavia Reed

As Auburn Park Metra Station Gears Up For 2025 Debut, Neighbors Share Concerns

As Auburn Park Metra Station Gears Up For 2025 Debut, Neighbors Share Concerns

by Atavia Reed

You Can Help My Block, My Hood, My City Decorate Hundreds Of Homes For The Holidays

You Can Help My Block, My Hood, My City Decorate Hundreds Of Homes For The Holidays

by Atavia Reed

Lincoln Park & Old Town

Slim, 37-Story Tower Proposed For North And Clybourn

Slim, 37-Story Tower Proposed For North And Clybourn

by Jake Wittich

The Commissary To Replace Old Town’s Treasure Island After Closing In Gold Coast

The Commissary To Replace Old Town’s Treasure Island After Closing In Gold Coast

by Jake Wittich

DePaul Receives Permit To Renovate Sullivan Athletic Center

DePaul Receives Permit To Renovate Sullivan Athletic Center

by Jake Wittich

Hundreds Attend Funeral For Firefighter Andrew ‘Drew’ Price: ‘Until We Meet Again, Mahalo’

Hundreds Attend Funeral For Firefighter Andrew ‘Drew’ Price: ‘Until We Meet Again, Mahalo’

by Mack Liederman and Colin Boyle