Latest News - Hey Chicago

A dramatic, fiery orange and cloudy sky looms over the Chicago skyline, Navy Pier Ferris wheel, and Lake Michigan at sunset.

New Study Names Chicago Most Climate Resilient City

Chicago just ranked as the #1 climate-resilient city on Earth. Discover how the Deep Tunnel secured the win and why South Side neighborhoods still face risks.

Chefs Zubair Mohajir and Rishi Kumar of Mirra restaurant in Bucktown, Chicago, smiling together in front of an exposed brick wall.

Chefs at Bucktown’s Mirra Land Food & Wine 2026 Cover

by Struan Hogg

Bucktown’s Indian-Mexican restaurant Mirra just landed the cover of Food & Wine’s 2026 Best New Chefs. Inside their award-winning Chicago menu.

Aerial view of the Adler Planetarium on the Chicago lakefront on a sunny day, featuring the museum's iconic dome, Lake Michigan, and the downtown city skyline in the background.

Adler Brings Free Stargazing to Chicago Public Libraries

by Struan Hogg

The Adler Planetarium is bringing free outdoor stargazing and space lectures to Chicago library branches in Bucktown, Woodlawn, and Belmont Cragin this fall.

Haunted house scare actor with fangs and tangled black hair screaming behind an open ancient spellbook under eerie red stage lighting.

Chicago Scariest Haunted Houses Are Back for 2026

by Struan Hogg

The 2026 Halloween season is here. Plan your frights with our ultimate guide to Chicago’s most terrifying haunted houses, local pop-up bars, and fall fests.

A museum display at the Serial Killer Exhibition featuring a mannequin in a gas mask and apron standing next to a rusty barrel, set against a wall covered in historical black-and-white photographs and newspaper clippings.

2,000+ Serial Killer Artifacts Arrive in West Side, Chicago

by Struan Hogg

Explore 2,000+ authentic true crime artifacts at Chicago’s new Serial Killer Exhibition at Cinespace (60608), featuring exclusive Gacy and Holmes evidence.

Aerial view of Belmont Harbor in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, showing hundreds of docked boats on Lake Michigan surrounded by green parks, Lake Shore Drive, and dense high-rise apartment buildings.

Chicago’s Lakeview 60657 Named 6th Hottest US Moving Destination

by Struan Hogg

Chicago’s Lakeview 60657 ZIP code is the No. 6 hottest moving destination in the U.S. Inside the North Side’s highly competitive real estate and rental market.

Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Lakeview Oktoberfest, Goose Island Pumpkins

by Struan Hogg

Chicago is easing into fall this weekend, and the city is not slowing down to do it. From September 25 to 27, neighborhoods across town are hosting everything from a 20-year-old jazz festival to a pumpkin patch with three full bars.

15 Best Things to Do in Chicago This Weekend (Sept. 25–27)

by Struan Hogg

From Oktoberfest at St. Alphonsus to the 20th Hyde Park Jazz Fest and Jack’s Pumpkin Pop-Up, here is the ultimate guide to Chicago this weekend.

Breathtaking aerial sunset view of West Town Chicago featuring historic neighborhood churches and the glowing downtown city skyline.

This Chicago Neighborhood Just Ranked Among the World’s 40 Coolest Places

by Struan Hogg

West Town, Chicago has officially been named the No. 18 coolest neighborhood in the world by Time Out Travel in its annual global roundup for 2026.

A costume contest participant at the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade wearing a massive metallic feather headpiece and orange floral dress.

This 30-year-old Chicago Halloween parade is expanding into an all-day block party for the first time, led by a RuPaul’s Drag Race legend

by Struan Hogg

Every October 31st, Halsted Street shuts down for five blocks and fills with 300 costumed marchers, a 10,000-watt sound truck, and thousands of spectators who just want to see what everyone came up with this year.