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📅 45 upcoming events · Updated Thu Jul 9
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Free📍 CommunityThu Jul 9 · 10:00 AMGeneral Admission - July 2026📍 American Writers Museum✏️ Workshops2026-07-10Urban Sketchers Chicago Sketch Seminar 2026📍 Palette & Chisel Art Academy🎨 Arts & culture2026-07-10Write About Now Poetry Live in Chicago ft. K-Love The Poet📍 Logan Square Auditorium$50+📍 CommunityFri Jul 10 · 7:30 PMThe Session: R&B Jam - Chicago📍 The Session Spring Tour🎵 Music2026-07-10De La Ghetto "De La GZ" (Latin Grammy Nominee) Live in Concert!📍 Alhambra Palace RestaurantFree📍 CommunitySat Jul 11John Mulaney Chicago📍 ChicagoFree📍 CommunitySat Jul 11Taste of Chicago📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA🎨 Arts & culture2026-07-11Pressure lV📍 Anita Dee Yacht Charters🎵 Music2026-07-11Women in Film Night📍 KinowerksFree📍 CommunityTue Jul 14Meghan Trainor📍 United CenterFree📍 CommunityWed Jul 15The Black Keys📍 The Salt Shed Outdoors - Chicago$34+📍 CommunityFri Jul 17 · 7:00 PMWine & Worship📍 Prazbar
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New restaurant coming
World’s largest Hello Kitty Cafe
World’s largest Hello Kitty Cafe opens in Chicago - WGN-TV
Now Open · chicago News · 2026-06-26
New restaurant coming
Bagel
Bagel shop made famous by ‘Seinfeld,' ‘Sex and the City,' opens first Chicago spot - NBC 5 Chicago
Now Open · chicago News · 2026-06-25
New restaurant coming
York bagel hot spot made famous by Seinfeld
New York bagel hot spot made famous by Seinfeld opens in Chicago - NBC 5 Chicago
Now Open · chicago News · 2026-06-22
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2.9 magnitude earthquake recorded in Lake Michigan off coast of Chicago's northern suburbs - CBS News
2.9 magnitude earthquake recorded in Lake Michigan off coast of Chicago's northern suburbs CBS News
Read at source →‘Unusual' earthquake off Chicago's North Shore rattles residents - NBC 5 ChicagoBoston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Game Story, Scores/Highlights - 07/08/2026 - MLB.comState Rep. Carol Ammons Indicted for Scheme to Receive Kickbacks, Misusing Campaign Funds - WTTW News2.9 earthquake strikes Lake Michigan near Illinois: What to know - Milwaukee Journal SentinelWith ICE Arrests Surging, Chicago Community Groups Build on Past Networks - WTTW News
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Deadly motorcycle crash in Mundelein, Illinois impacts traffic near Route 45 and Route 83, police sayDeadly motorcycle crash in Mundelein, Illinois impacts traffic near Route 45 and Route 83, police say ABC7 ChicagoDeadly, Mundelein, IllinoisChicago shooting: Man, 40, killed on Evergreen Avenue in Old Town, police sayChicago shooting: Man, 40, killed on Evergreen Avenue in Old Town, police say ABC7 ChicagoEvergreen Avenue, Chicago, Old TownChicago City Council Committee Calls on U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to ResignChicago City Council Committee Calls on U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to Resign WTTW NewsChicago City Council Committee Calls, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, ResignWho is running for mayor of Chicago in 2027? See who has announced campaigns so farWho is running for mayor of Chicago in 2027? See who has announced campaigns so far NBC 5 ChicagoChicago, Chicago Who, Chicago Chicago Illinois NewsBored, but on a budget? Here’s a list of Chicago’s free museum days for summerBored, but on a budget? Here’s a list of Chicago’s free museum days for summer WBEZ ChicagoBored, Here, ChicagoChicago-area weather: Flossmoor, Harvey, Illinois residents still cleaning up after weekend storms, flooding; many without powerChicago-area weather: Flossmoor, Harvey, Illinois residents still cleaning up after weekend storms, flooding; many without power ABC7 ChicagoChicago-area, Flossmoor, Harvey
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