Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town

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.

There's also the Lincoln Roscoe Art and Craft Fair, a yoga class with bunnies and a Hollywood-themed prom for pups.

A developer wants to build 40 residential units near Division and Ashland, but a prominent neighborhood group thinks the buildings would be too tall, among other issues.

All plants for sale will be hand-selected by Wicker Park Garden Club members, organizers said. Free native pollinator seeds will also be available.

Around 3,100 migrants are in temporary shelters, relying on donated clothes and food as Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson inherits the crisis. “We don’t have beds. Children are sleeping on the floor," one man said.

Owner Thomas Brewer wants to charge admission for events at his bar and restaurant, which requires a special license. The city issued a preliminary denial last week.

Peter George Poulos died last month after decades of running the neighborhood institution. His son, George, is taking the reins — and plans to keep everything the same.

You can use these online registries to tour murals around the city and learn about the artists who created them.

You can kick off the first weekend of May with Chicago's Latino Spirits Festival, a spring market, North Pond wildflower walk and more.

City officials say the plan will make the busy street safer for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. Neighbors had split opinions on the early designs.

The rally coincides with Free Comic Book Day at Challengers Comics and other stores around the country. "This protest is about saying, 'Hey, man, join the reading brigade,'" its organizer said.

Police think at least some of the more than 20 break-ins are connected. Meanwhile, small businesses are spending thousands to fix windows and beef up security.

You can also go to a bike garage sale, help identify native bird and plant species, and volunteer to clean up the Chicago River. 

The market will run 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays through the end of October.

Lopez took thousands of photos of the neighborhood, where he was a constant fixture since the early '70s. "I don't think I ever knew anyone who loved that neighborhood as much as he did," said a neighborhood gallery owner.

The lanes will run between Milwaukee and Western avenues. The city will also shorten pedestrian crosswalks and lower speed limits on that stretch of Augusta.