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Owners Eve Studnicka and Alexis Thomas-Rice are hosting a "disco ball" fundraiser with food and cocktails, drag performances, a silent auction and more.

The $250,000 grant will "close construction costs," putting leaders one step closer to finalizing the space, its founder said. If all goes as planned, the center will open next year.

You can also check out the Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest, a South Side chili cook-off, Mayfestiversary and a Star Wars burlesque comedy show.

The high-speed catamaran race featuring teams from around the world returns to Chicago in June. SailGP and NASCAR athletes will take part in a friendly challenge.

The famed architect lived in the home with his wife, politician Dawn Clark Netsch. Built in 1974, it was a meeting place for Netsch’s architectural practice and Clark Netsch’s legal clinic.

Founder Michal Papierz was inspired to open the shop after seeing similar concepts in Europe. "It's such a sexually liberating concept."

Ald. Bennett Lawson introduced three ordinances aimed at improving pedestrian safety, protecting affordable housing and removing red tape for small businesses.

Groups like One Northside and Communities Partnering 4 Peace are planning programs to prevent gun violence during the summer.

The Free to Be Village would fulfill the founder of the Black Ensemble Theater's long-held goal of creating a cultural corridor on Uptown's Clark Street.

Renovation work on the art center could start at the tail end of summer, and a nearby sculpture garden is being unveiled next month.

City Council was expected to earmark $51 million to help newly arrived migrants, but three alderpeople delayed the vote.

Vichcraft owner Jenna Blazevich made the jackets as a thank-you to her sister for scoring hard-to-get tickets for Swift’s Chicago show. The jackets have illustrations symbolizing each of the musician's albums.

Alderpeople overwhelmingly supported a City Council leadership structure backed by Johnson, less than two months after attempting to install their own committee chairs.

The Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initiative should be expanded citywide, supporters said. The program sees officers interact more with residents.

This summer, as a small experiment, Grant is making a limited run of 12 Electric Elk bikes. He hopes to have the first ones available in June.

The Woodlawn Social project was selected this month as the winning proposal to redevelop land on East 63rd Street, bringing 60 affordable apartments and 10 townhomes to the area.

When people spoke up in favor of the shelter and asked how to help migrants, some in the crowd shouted things like, "Give them the keys to your house," and "Turn the buses around."

The Milwaukee Avenue store, run by 25-year-old gamer Cullen Clancy, focuses on games with underrepresented stories and characters, like "Thirsty Sword Lesbians" and "Spirit Island."

The Chicago Union, known for layout grabs and highlight plays, have weekend home games at De La Salle Institute.

The election brought more openly LGBTQ+ people, progressives, first-time politicians and younger officials into the City Council fold.