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New in Chicago — October 2026

23 new openings · 30 answered questions · 12 notable events spotted on the Chicago map in October 2026.

🏪 New places that opened

  • Flo Cafe and Bar is closing its West Town location in December after the building was sold. The Chicago spot serves Southwestern comfort food.

    1d ago

  • Siete Azul, a mariscos restaurant, is taking over the former Chicago Diner in Logan Square.

    1d ago

  • Hattie B’s Hot Chicken is set to open in Wicker Park this month.

    3d ago

  • Flo is closing over on Chicago Avenue (a sad one for those with memories there).

    4d ago

  • A Chicago-based company bought the 268-unit Eva apartment building in Evanston and will take over management.

    6d ago

  • A 268-unit apartment tower in Evanston has been sold to Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, which will take over management and rebrand it as Eva.

    7d ago

  • Hattie B’s Hot Chicken is opening in Wicker Park this month!

    7d ago

  • IKEA is closing its 313,000-square-foot store in Bolingbrook and plans to reopen a smaller location in the suburb.

    8d ago

  • Over in Humboldt Park, Drama Club is an agave-focused cocktail bar from the team behind Scofflaw, with tequila and mezcal at approachable prices.

    9d ago

  • Naperville's Filipino Bistro is moving into the former Asadoras Argentinas Burgers space in Oswego.

    9d ago

  • Bobo is a cocktail bar behind Lincoln Park restaurant Muhājir, drawing on Filipino family traditions and street market flavors.

    9d ago

  • Drama Club, from the team behind Scofflaw, is an agave-focused cocktail bar in Humboldt Park with tequila and mezcal at approachable prices.

    10d ago

  • Naperville's Filipino Bistro is moving into the former Asadoras Argentinas Burgers space in Oswego.

    10d ago

  • Peke’s Pozole is closing its Pilsen location at 1144 18th Street. Owner Jonathan Macedo is looking for a South Side storefront.

    12d ago

  • Over on Logan Square, Hooligan is Chef Christian Hunter’s neo-Midwestern bistro.

    12d ago

  • Over on North Avenue in Elmwood Park, Johnnie’s Beef has been serving Italian beef since 1961.

    12d ago

  • There’s a city council vote Tuesday night on a Class C liquor license for Trader Joe’s #880 in Joliet.

    13d ago

  • Toton’s TV in Crest Hill, which opened in 1967, is holding a retirement sale with 35 percent off.

    13d ago

  • Itz-Chel by Peke’s is closing in Pilsen this weekend.

    13d ago

  • Peke’s Pozole is closing its location at 1144 18th Street. Its owner is looking for a storefront on the South Side.

    13d ago

  • Johnnie’s Beef has been serving Italian beef in Elmwood Park since 1961.

    14d ago

  • Toton’s TV is closing in Crest Hill after opening in 1967, with a retirement sale offering 35 percent off!

    14d ago

  • Carlyle Club, a French dip spot from Las Vegas restaurateur Steve Gogolab, has opened along the Chicago River.

    15d ago

❓ Questions locals answered

📅 Events that happened

  • 📅 Sunday, the 41st annual South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk is set for Downers Grove.
  • 📅 Historic Good Templar Park in Geneva hosts Cottages in the Woods on Oct. 17 and 18, with artisans, crafts, food and Viking ship tours!
  • 📅 David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks played in chronological order during a marathon at the Music Box Theatre!
  • 📅 Wheaton’s “America 250” mural artists, Jeremy Botts and Jeffrey Swider-Peltz, will stop by Saturday to talk about the new mural!
  • 📅 There's a forum with Chicago Public Schools board president candidates Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor P. Henderson today, tune in at 8 p.m. on YouTube.
  • 📅 The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train is traveling across North America again this year, with several stops over in the Chicago area.
  • 📅 York Radio Club is hosting a Technician Class ham radio license review and exam in Elmhurst on Nov. 14 and 15, with a $14 fee!
  • 📅 The 41st annual South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk is set for Sunday in Downers Grove!
  • 📅 A chronological marathon of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks played at the Music Box Theatre.
  • 📅 Robert Falls sets Mozart’s Don Juan opera in 1920s Spain for the third time at Lyric Opera!
  • 📅 Mural artists Jeremy Botts and Jeffrey Swider-Peltz will be in Wheaton Saturday to talk about the city’s new America 250 mural!
  • 📅 Lincoln Park Library is hosting a bulk card swap on Nov. 14, and new collectors are welcome. You don’t need to bring cards to take part!
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