Fizz Bar Hosts a Unicoi Art Studio Painting Class!

Unicoi's Bar Painting Tour! - Beat Kitchen

Painting Event at Schubas Bar

Lions, Tigers and Beers: Thousands Flock to Lincoln Park Zoo's First-Ever BeerFest

A Saturday Lincoln Park Zoo event gave attendees exclusive access to the zoo as well as their pick of more than 60 craft beers and several food trucks.

If I Were a Kid I Would Totally Do That... (Sponsored)

Rocket pops, creek stomping, and sleeping late are just some of the things we would do this summer if we were kids...what would you do? Sponsored by Grown Ups 2.

Transistor Moving from North Center to North Broadway With 'Crowdfunding'

The gift and novelty record shop is picking up and moving once more, this time to East Lake View. But the store’s owner says he needs help from shoppers after nearly going out of business.

Kidical Mass Lincoln Square Family Bike Ride

Kidical Mass Ride Lincoln Square

Community Update

Summer's Calling: Northcenter Farmers Market Kicks Off Saturday

The annual outdoor market is starting out summer right. It’s one of 24 markets Chicago sponsors throughout the city, now with two more “night markets.”

What's Playing at the Movies on the North Side this Weekend

Here's what's playing in theaters around town this weekend, plus showtimes.

Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club's 65th Annual Family Fest

More Than 460 Hands Raised For School Districts in the Chicago Area Bring Attention to the Issue of Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions, or Anaphylaxis

Pitchfork's BBQ/Bourbon Week

Is West Nile Virus Coming to Cook County?

Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.

Father's Day Shrimp Boil at The Monarch

Bad Wolf Coffee, Bakery Opening on Lincoln

The new local business is serving up “rustic obscurities” and some classics with a twist to bring a locally owned café and bakery near the Paulina Brown Line station.

Bartoli’s Pizza Opens With Classic Recipe, Décor

After discovering a lack of good pizza in his Roscoe Village neighborhood, Brian Tondryk decided to open his own restaurant.

Northcenter Drivers: Renew City Stickers Saturday at Sulzer Library

Chicago Proposes $1,500 Littering Fine

Those opting to pitch their garbage onto the sidewalk or street will have to pay up under a newly proposed city council measure.

Flash Flood Watch, 75 MPH Winds Expected Wednesday

The National Weather Service is putting Chicago in the "high risk" category. Look for severe weather to being late Wednesday afternoon into the early evening.

All About She! The A-Z of Fertility, Pre-Natal and Post-Partum Health

Timing, It's Everything

In Their Own Words: 8 Inspiring Reasons Our Neighbors Give Back

There are few things as rewarding as getting involved and volunteering in your own community. Take it from these local activists, volunteers and other influential community members, who have shared with us their motivations for making a difference.

Eco-Friendly Montessori School Moving Into Former Family Cafe

What used to be a Lincoln Avenue family-friendly cafe with a soundproof kids' area will soon become an environmentally friendly Montessori school.

Learn more about Healing Foundations

Crutches Don't Stop Quigley at Ribfest (PHOTOS)

The North Center congressman tore his hamstring while playing hockey in Washington D.C., but that wasn't enough to keep him away from the biggest event in town.

Roscoe Village Burger Fest

Lane Tech Engineers, Coonley Students Earn Scholarships from Two Foundations

Congratulations are in order to these students, who impressed local organizations enough to earn educational scholarships.

Residents: Help Waters Elementary Build Outside Garden Classroom

With your online vote, students at Waters Elementary can earn a $75,000 grant to make their school more sustainable.

Thresholds Needs Outreach Worker, Intake Coordinator: Job Hunters

Looking for a job around the North Side? Find our list of local opportunities here and add any more openings you know about.

Watch: 125-Pound Girl Devours Top-Ranked Professional Eater at Ribfest

Miki Sudo ate more ribs than the No. 1-ranked professional eater in a spicy competition.

Design for Lathrop Homes Development Could Be Weeks Away

The team was supposed to present their feedback-based design in March, but pushed it back. Now officials say the big reveal could just be a few weeks away.

Bargain Hunters: Yard, Estate & Retail Sales

Submit your sale through this form and Patch will include it later this week in an interactive map of garage sales on the North Side.

COMCAST LAUNCHES THE X1 PLATFORM FOR XFINITY IN ILLINOIS, NW INDIANA, AND SW MICHIGAN

Tribune Snatches New Distribution Space in North Center

Almost 20,000-square-feet of space in North Center will soon be home to the Tribune Company's distribution needs. It joins other big-name companies flocking to the community, including Vosges Chocolates.

Unicoi Commercial

Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club's 65th Annual Family Fest

Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club's 65th Annual Family Fest

12 Stories of People Making A Difference In The Chicago Area

We can all look up to these local heroes. In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.