January 2026

• How to watch the Bears vs. Rams this Sunday: TV schedule, streaming and Chicago watch parties
• Puppies & Pilates
• The best things to do in Chicago this week
• Is this Chicago Victorian home really one of the “ugliest in America”? HGTV thinks so.
• Hawksmoor
• Asador Bastian
• The five best things to do in Chicago on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Sifr
• Chicago sweeps the Tripadvisor Awards, clinching top U.S. destination and two other prestigious titles
• CSO America 250: A Musical Journey
• International Jazz Day
• Glow Wild: A Lantern Festival of Hope
• The best sober bars and events for Dry January in Chicago
• BTS is bringing its massive 2026 world tour to Chicago—here’s how to get tickets
• A special Pokémon exhibit is opening at a Chicago museum this spring
• Explore and Restore: A Health, Wellness and Service Open House
• Skate Night at Winterland
• New Year, New Hue
• The best things to do in Chicago this weekend
• Time Out Market Chicago announces that its last day open in the city will be January 23
• This is the No. 1 thing to do during winter in Chicago, according to Time Out
• The best things to do during winter in Chicago
• The best March 2026 events in Chicago
• The best February 2026 events in Chicago
• The largest-ever Barnes & Noble store in Chicago is opening downtown this summer
• A new exhibit featuring costumes from films and Broadway shows is opening at this Chicago museum
• The best free museum days in Chicago
• The best December 2026 events in Chicago
• The best November 2026 events in Chicago
• Chicago events calendar for 2026
• Chicago Vintage Fest Valentine’s Day Pop-Up
• Salome
• Chicago Irish Film Festival
• Lunar New Year 2026 in Chicago
• Bruno Mars is coming to Chicago: here is how to get tickets to his latest tour
• Pilates At The Auditorium
• Here are the new congestion zones in Chicago, where taking an Uber will cost you $1.50 more
• Chicago’s heavyhitters box for charity at this premier black-tie gala
• Bruno Mars
• Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers
• Edgewater Indoor Market
• The best things to do in Chinatown, Chicago
• The best dim sum restaurants in Chicago
• The best bakeries in Chicago’s Chinatown
• The best Chicago Chinatown restaurants you should be booking
• Chinatown in Chicago neighborhood guide
• This fundraising event by Chicago's top chefs raises money for immigrant families
• Chicago Theatre Week is coming back in February!
• This is the No. 1 winter getaway for Chicagoland families, according to Time Out
• The best Midwest winter getaways for families
• This Chicago suburb is hosting a Ben Johnson look-a-like contest tomorrow
• Chicago’s best winter fest is finally here. Here’s the scoop on Tomorrow Never Knows.
• Dennis Scott is the man who makes the Music Box sing
• For Maya-Camille Broussard, a humble pie can create more change than you might think
• Simone Mitchell-Peterson is proving that joy doesn’t age
• The best free things to do in Chicago this month
• The Infinite Wrench
• Drag Race: The Experience
• This unique pizza by Giordano's honors Derrick Rose's jersey retirement
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
• EmotionAir: Art You Can Feel
• SoxFest Live
• Buddy Guy
• Pinkmas at Museum of Ice Cream
• Puppy Yoga at 360 Chicago
• The Bouqs
• Amazon is opening a new retail location in Chicagoland
• Barnes & Noble is opening four new locations around Chicago this year: see full list of new stores
• Willem de Kooning Drawing
• Black Creativity Family Day
• Chicago Sinfonietta: MLK Tribute Concert
• MLK Day 2026: Chaos or Community
• King Day: Building Our Future
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Chicago History Museum
• Dozin' with the Dinos
• Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
• Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny: Beats & History
• West Loop Wedding Walk
• Cupid’s Undie Run
• Chinese New Year Dumpling-Making Dinner
• Argyle Lunar New Year Celebration
• Architecture & Design Film Festival
• Heartbeat House Party
• Illinois Vintage Fest
• Kick off the year at this massive Fulton Market wellness festival with pilates, yoga and sound bath classes
• CTA State and Lake Station are now closed. Here is how the changes will affect your commute
• The 45 best Chicago attractions
• The 28 best museums in Chicago
• The 25 best restaurants in Chicago, ranked
• The most romantic restaurants in Chicago to book for date night
• This upscale Chicago steakhouse abruptly shut down this week
• Chicago Restaurant Week 2026: Your guide to the best deals
• Chicago Restaurant Week 2026: Everything you need to know about dates, restaurants and best deals