RIVER NORTH – Drinking while outside is key to setting our Chicago summers apart from the dreary rest of the year, when all there is to do is drink inside.

UPTOWN — Earlier this week Edgewater and Uptown residents celebrated the re-opening of four CTA Red Line stations that had been closed for renovations for nearly four years.

NORTH HALSTED – Grab your skinny jeans and Uggs because the early 2000s are back with vengeance. “Queer” is a slur again and nature is healing!

STREETERVILLE — Thursday’s NBC Chicago broadcast featured the final restaurant-focused segment by Steven Dolinsky, widely known across the Chicagoland area as “The Hungry Hound,” “The Food Guy” and

EDGEWATER — The adorable box in your neighborhood, decorated like a house with pink paint and white trim, holds a horrible secret.

CHICAGO — This week it was reported that violent crime is down in Chicago, in line with trends of declining crime nation-wide.

CHICAGO – Even in the bleakest of times, the hope of summer sunshine can get us through.

CHICAGO – The biggest “Oh God That’s THIS Weekend?” holidays of the year is fast approaching.

THE LOOP — On Monday the State Street Bridge was closed for repair work that will last until November or whenever they feel like opening it.

LINCOLN SQUARE — With the stretch of Lincoln Ave between Lawrence and Leland closed to car traffic during construction, a lively debate between residents of the neighborhood has started around whet