Community Meeting Planned For Damen Silos Demolition “A June 27 public meeting is set to discuss the demolition plans for the more than century-old grain silos on the city’s Lower West Side,” reports ...

What Happens To The “Brick Epicenter” Of St. Louis After The Tornado? “Beyond immediate needs tied to shelter and safety, preservation experts and local officials say they’ve heard a common refrain in ...

New Greektown Restaurant Ithaki Rises From Fifteen-Year-Old Ashes Of Costa’s. Kosti Demos is returning to Greektown fifteen years after a fire destroyed his family’s restaurant, Costa’s Greek Dining ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries writer Joseph Campbell was a world-renowned mythologist. His theories about the classic hero archetype have inspired many writers and filmmakers, including “Star Wars” ...

Today in Chicago culture: Monday, June 16, 2025. See “Chicago’s Met Gala” in pictures: “The Joffrey Ballet transformed its largest annual fundraising event into an immersive journey through wonderland ...

Development Group Named For Roseland’s 1Fifteen at Michigan Station. The city has selected a development team “to turn long-vacant land at the southwest corner of 115th and Michigan into a residential ...

Sotheby’s Selling Ferris Bueller’s Sweater Vest. The sweater vest worn by Matthew Broderick, one of the most recognizable artifacts of John Hughes’ 1985 “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is being auctioned ...

As Pritzker Ends Grocery Tax, Mayor Wants It For City. Governor Pritzker has argued that “the one-percent grocery sales tax is regressive and hits poor families harder when he announced last year he ...

When I am a stronger man I will tell you how I wake in spinning night, drenched dizzy. 101 degrees. Dear city, lazy and electric, slow so sizzling. 103 degrees. The thunder in my throat shudders her ...

How Cultural Planning Is Shaping Cities Across The Globe “Cultural planning has shape-shifted throughout its history, encompassing beautification initiatives, placemaking (and placekeeping) projects, ...

Now I’m ready for a drink. Meet me at Gus’ Sip & Dip for a Harvey Wallbanger? —BRIAN HIEGGELKE. Look for Newcity’s June 2025 print edition at over 300 Chicago-area locations this week or subscribe to ...

Skyscraper Guy And His Loop Building Go Viral “Tom Liravongsa—or as social media knows him, Tom the Skyscraper Guy—has racked up millions of views on videos about the Pittsfield Building, the ...