Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town

"Vienna Beef Plaza" will include offices for the hot dog brand and additional retail space. The restaurant is slated for a spring 2024 opening.

Organized by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, the annual festival will run July 28-30 on Milwaukee Avenue between Damen and Ashland.

Chicago police officer Jeffrey Kriv used the same alibi to contest dozens of traffic tickets over the years. A deeper look at his career sheds light on Chicago’s troubled history of police accountability.

There's also an LGBTQ+ writers tour, a Taylor Swift-themed brunch and a laundromat pop-up.

You can hit up drag brunches all June for electric performances, food and drinks.

Here's a roundup of nearly 50 resources for LGBTQ+ families in Chicago, from housing support and health care services to social justice and skateboarding groups.

Here's a roundup of parties happening all month long — and into July.

The field house will be open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays starting this weekend. Neighbors gathered more than 1,300 signatures in support of the effort.

The pot shop is co-owned by former Ald. Ameya Pawar, Fifty/50 restaurant group founders and others. Like other social equity dispensaries, its opening was delayed by lawsuits.

Crews have successfully replaced the old Belmont crossover along the O'Hare branch. Normal service between the Addison and Western stations will resume this weekend, officials said.

Quinones popularized street dancing in the 1984 film "Breakin'" and numerous other projects. Working with Madonna, Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan, he would return to Chicago to host workshops with kids.

Jason Melamed and Andrew Silaghi want their cafe to be a place where people can put "down the laptop" and enjoy well-made coffee, pastries and pop-up dinners from local chefs.

There's also an interactive Taiwanese music concert, a Ravenswood garage sale, a non-alcoholic social and a bike ride celebrating the city's youth.

Experts are attributing the return of local wildlife to improvements in the water quality of the Chicago River over time.

The park's field house is open Saturday mornings and closed Sundays, eliminating restrooms when thousands are visiting the park. Hundreds of neighbors have signed a petition asking the Park District to expand the hours.

After working in coffee shops, Raoul Adwan started selling lattes out of his apartment during the pandemic. Now his popular mobile coffee business will soon be headquartered on Milwaukee Avenue near The 606.

Owner Metin Serbest, who also owns Turquoise in Roscoe Village, rebranded the former Sea & Olive and plans to offer a wide-ranging menu, cocktails and brunch on weekends. The restaurant opens Thursday.

Joey Santore and Al Scorch, two longtime friends, filmed their surprise encounter with a large snapping turtle — and it's gone viral.

All of the residents — about 35 — were matched with housing thanks to an interagency effort. The outcome shows what can be done with more funding for homelessness, advocates say.