Block Club Chicago

Obama Center Releasing More Tickets July 8 After Selling Out Through November

Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore

Obama Center Releasing More Tickets July 8 After Selling Out Through November

Tickets will be available to the general public 9 a.m. Wednesday for visits through Jan. 3.

by Gwen Ihnat

Uptown Theatre Owner Says City Funding Needed For Renovations — But City Says He’s Asking For Too Much

Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park

Uptown Theatre Owner Says City Funding Needed For Renovations — But City Says He’s Asking For Too Much

by Leigh Giangreco

Pritzker Signs Landmark AI Regulation Bill That Aims To Mitigate Risks

Citywide

Pritzker Signs Landmark AI Regulation Bill That Aims To Mitigate Risks

by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois

Chicagoans Remember George E. Johnson, Black Hair Care Pioneer Who ‘Changed An Industry’

Citywide

Chicagoans Remember George E. Johnson, Black Hair Care Pioneer Who ‘Changed An Industry’

by Atavia Reed

Logan Square Farmers Market’s New Location Gets Rave Reviews From Shoppers, Vendors

Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Logan Square Farmers Market’s New Location Gets Rave Reviews From Shoppers, Vendors

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Latest News

Boy, 13, Wounded In Portage Park Drive-By Shooting

Boy, 13, Wounded In Portage Park Drive-By Shooting

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How Reilly’s Daughter Survived 50 Years To Become A Hub Of South Side Irish Pride

How Reilly’s Daughter Survived 50 Years To Become A Hub Of South Side Irish Pride

10 hours agoJuly 7, 2026

Home Bar, From Owners Of West Town’s Happy Hour Shop, To Open This Month

Home Bar, From Owners Of West Town’s Happy Hour Shop, To Open This Month

10 hours agoJuly 7, 2026

Lincoln Park Neighbors Say They Weren’t Warned Ahead Of Pride Parade Towing Bonanza

Lincoln Park Neighbors Say They Weren’t Warned Ahead Of Pride Parade Towing Bonanza

11 hours agoJuly 7, 2026

Bud & Rita’s Opens Loop’s First Weed Shop As City Eases Restrictions For Downtown Dispensaries

Bud & Rita’s Opens Loop’s First Weed Shop As City Eases Restrictions For Downtown Dispensaries

11 hours agoJuly 7, 2026

Sigcho-Lopez’s Lawyer Urges Elections Board To Allow Ballot Access After Signature Challenge

Sigcho-Lopez’s Lawyer Urges Elections Board To Allow Ballot Access After Signature Challenge

11 hours agoJuly 7, 2026

The Watch

Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers

Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers

Alderpeople Call For Hearing On Domestic Violence Program After Block Club Investigation

Alderpeople Call For Hearing On Domestic Violence Program After Block Club Investigation

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MUBI Fest Returns With Screenings At 3 Iconic Chicago Theaters

MUBI Fest Returns With Screenings At 3 Iconic Chicago Theaters

More arts coverage.

Restaurants & Bars

Meet The Man Behind The Sky Ride Tap, The Loop’s Last Real Dive Bar

Meet The Man Behind The Sky Ride Tap, The Loop’s Last Real Dive Bar

More food coverage.

Business

Jackson’s Ultra Lounge Promises ‘VIP’ Experiences When It Opens In South Loop Next Summer

Jackson’s Ultra Lounge Promises ‘VIP’ Experiences When It Opens In South Loop Next Summer

More business coverage.

Feds In Chicago

5 People Sue Border Patrol Agents Over Use Of Tear Gas, Unlawful Detention During Midway Blitz

5 People Sue Border Patrol Agents Over Use Of Tear Gas, Unlawful Detention During Midway Blitz

Citywide

The System Built To Prevent Massive Floods In Chicago Near Capacity After ‘Stunning’ Rainfall

The System Built To Prevent Massive Floods In Chicago Near Capacity After ‘Stunning’ Rainfall

by Jon Hansen and Molly DeVore

PHOTOS: Chicagoans Brave Nasty Weather To Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

PHOTOS: Chicagoans Brave Nasty Weather To Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

by Giacomo Cain

Another Montrose Beach Piping Plover Chick Dies

by Block Club Chicago Staff

This Week In Photos: Extreme Heat Wraps Chicago, Pride Parade, And More

by Colin Boyle

Ex-Loretto Execs Could Soon Reach Deal With Feds To Drop Charges

by Kelly Bauer

Downtown

Chicago Vegan Farmers Market Moving To West Loop

Chicago Vegan Farmers Market Moving To West Loop

by Melody Mercado

City Dismisses Citations Against Nearly 20 Street Vendors After Crackdown On Downtown Peddling

City Dismisses Citations Against Nearly 20 Street Vendors After Crackdown On Downtown Peddling

by Mina Bloom, Colin Boyle and Francia Garcia Hernandez

Man Charged With Hate Crime In Attack On CBS2 News Crew; 2 Others Held

by Melody Mercado and Kelly Bauer

21 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Navy Pier Fireworks, Pride South Side And More

by Lucia Preziosi

Man Killed, Another Wounded By 5 Gunmen Outside River North Hotel

by Melody Mercado

North Side

The Getaway In Lincoln Square Closed Indefinitely After Explosion

The Getaway In Lincoln Square Closed Indefinitely After Explosion

by Alex V. Hernandez

Logan Square’s Brentano Academy Sees Most 7th Graders Pass High School Algebra

Logan Square’s Brentano Academy Sees Most 7th Graders Pass High School Algebra

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Humboldt Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman Running On The 606

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Visceral Adventure Lounge Brings Community Art Hub To Humboldt Park

by Rory Quealy

3 Free Music Series Return To Northwest Side For Summer

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

South Side

Beverly, Morgan Park Gardeners’ Skills On Display At Garden Walk

Beverly, Morgan Park Gardeners’ Skills On Display At Garden Walk

by Jim Lynch

Bronzeville Man Charged With Attempted Murder After 2 Officers Shot In South Shore Friday

Bronzeville Man Charged With Attempted Murder After 2 Officers Shot In South Shore Friday

by Maxwell Evans

South Siders Still Waiting For Tree Cleanup After June Storms, But City Departments Are ‘Overwhelmed’

by Atavia Reed

4th Of July 2026 Guide: Where To Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday In Chicago

by Rory Quealy

Chuy García Trying To Kick Challengers To His Chief Of Staff Off The Ballot, Candidates Say

by Francia Garcia Hernandez

West Side

Chicago National Archives Closure Will Be Loss For Historians, Researchers, Even Deep-Sea Divers

Chicago National Archives Closure Will Be Loss For Historians, Researchers, Even Deep-Sea Divers

by Leigh Giangreco

PHOTOS: How Chicagoans Beat The Heat As Temperatures Soared This Week

PHOTOS: How Chicagoans Beat The Heat As Temperatures Soared This Week

by Colin Boyle and Kelly Bauer

‘The Key To Our Success Is Community’: What The West Side’s Future Of Workforce Development Looks Like

by Christine Schmidt

‘Missing Middle’ Housing Program Breaks Ground On 27 Units In North Lawndale

by Michael Liptrot

Birthright Citizenship Ruling A ‘Massive’ Win, Chicago Immigrant Groups Say

by Francia Garcia Hernandez

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