O’Hare’s 50-Ton Prehistoric Boulder Heads to a Public Vote as Chicago Names Six Finalists October 20, 2026
How To Attend Open House Chicago 2026: Themed Itineraries, Priority Passes And The New Built On Belief Route October 16, 2026
Northwestern Launches Four Research Initiatives, Including a Community-Engaged Research Center, for Its 175th Year October 15, 2026
Open House Chicago 2026 Opens More Than 200 Sites Across the City October 17–18, Including 20 First-Time Locations October 13, 2026
Metra’s First Battery-Electric Train Goes on Public Display at LaSalle Street Station October 14 and 15 October 10, 2026
Chicago Art Fair Debuts at THE MART October 7 to 10, Bringing a Second Major Fair to the City’s Fall Art Season October 9, 2026
Chicago Marathon 2026 Street Closures: Grant Park Shuts Down October 10 and 11 as 55,000 Runners Take Over 29 Neighborhoods October 8, 2026
Chicago CARE Mental Health Crisis Teams Now Respond From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Weekdays October 6, 2026
Lincoln Square Apple Fest Returns for Its 39th Year October 2–4 on North Lincoln Avenue October 2, 2026
Chicago Cultural Center Announces Free Fall and Winter Season Centered on Textile Art and Creative Worker Rights October 1, 2026
Hyde Park Jazz Festival Marks 20th Year by Dedicating the Willie Pickens Stage on the Midway September 29, 2026
Chicago Approves $10.5 Million for Deeply Rooted Dance Center, Washington Park’s New Home for Black Dance September 26, 2026
Chicago City Council Approves Nearly 200 Affordable Homes in Edgewater and Humboldt Park, Including Von Humboldt School Conversion September 25, 2026
Old Town Gets a Grocery Store Again as Whole Foods Signs Lease at Former Treasure Island Site on Wells Street September 23, 2026
Riot Fest 2026 Wraps 21st Year at Douglass Park With Iggy Pop, Tool, and Up to 50,000 Daily Attendees September 22, 2026
Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023, Adding Pressure to Chicago’s Already Tight Housing Market September 19, 2026
Chicago Celebrates Mexican Independence Day with Overnight Festivities Across Pilsen, Little Village, and Downtown September 17, 2026
Writers Theatre’s “Leopoldstadt” Leads the 58th Annual Equity Jeff Awards With Five Wins as Chicago Theater Celebrates a Record Season September 16, 2026
IMTS 2026 Opens at McCormick Place With 90,000 Expected Visitors and 1.2 Million Square Feet of Manufacturing Technology September 15, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Hosts Community Bankers Symposium and Housing Affordability Summit in September September 12, 2026
The Bellwether Opens as Chicago’s First Completed Office-to-Residential Conversion in the Loop Under the LaSalle Street Revitalization Program September 11, 2026
Cook County Forest Preserve Teamsters Win Higher Wages and Paid Lunch After 16-Day Strike September 10, 2026
The Oprah Winfrey Show Reaches 40th Anniversary of Its National Premiere from Chicago September 9, 2026
Chicago’s Tap Water: Where It Comes From, What’s in It, and What Residents in Older Buildings Should Know About Lead September 5, 2026
Three Beluga Whales Dead in Eight Days at Shedd Aquarium as Marineland Rescue Effort Faces Its First Crisis September 4, 2026
Chicago Records First West Nile Virus Death of 2026 as Heavy Rainfall Fuels Mosquito Breeding Across the City September 3, 2026
Chicago Bears Trade Gervon Dexter to Falcons on Cut Day as Rookie Jordan van den Berg Reshapes the Defensive Line September 2, 2026
Chicago International Film Festival Previews 62nd Edition With Bob Odenkirk Documentary and Curtis Duffy World Premiere September 1, 2026
Former West Englewood School Reopens as 50-Unit Affordable Housing Development After 13 Years Vacant August 29, 2026
Chicago History Museum Workers Ratify First Union Contract After Federal Labor Board Found Retaliation by Former Leadership August 28, 2026
Chicago Business Leaders Unveil $2.25 Billion O’Hare Flyer Express Train With 15-Minute Downtown Service August 27, 2026
Federal Safety Directives Force a Reckoning With How Chicago Funds, Polices, and Operates Its Transit System August 26, 2026
Cook County Board of Review Opens Property Tax Appeals for Storm-Damaged Homeowners Ahead of September Deadlines August 25, 2026
