Events

This event features a resource fair and a fun Trunk-or-Treat event. We'll have decorated car trunks filled with candy as a festive alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. 

Share West Side stories, photos, and keepsakes to help build the Westside Cultural Archive. This free community-centered event is hosted by Kenn Cook Jr., The Culture’s staff photographer, Legler’s Artist-in-Residence, and strategy lead for the Westside Historical Collective. The event marks the kickoff of the Westside Cultural Archive, a digital initiative dedicated to documenting and […]

The Chicago Sukkah Design Festival partners with Working Bikes to lead a bike tour the North Lawndale neighborhood. Visit sukkahs from previous editions of the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival (2022–2024) that are now installed at the facilities of participating community partners, and learn how they're functioning at their new homes. Bring your own bike or […]

Join our monthly meeting tomorrow - Tuesday, Oct. 14, 9:30 am, at the Columbus Park Refectory or virtually:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82891899308...Meeting ID: 828 9189 9308Passcode 202349  

Companies and agencies including McDonald's, Goodwill, the Chicago Park District, Marriot, United Center, the Chicago Urban League, and more will participate. Contact Edmond Hall, business service rep., at (773) 200-6726 or edmond.hall@ucanchicago.org for more info. Register here.

Cook County Board of Review District 2 Commissioner Samantha Steele is bringing property tax appeal resources directly to West Chicago Township through an in-person outreach session, offering taxpayers personalized, one-on-one support with filing their appeals. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Moos Elementary School […]

The Chicago Park District’s Department of Purchasing invites MBE & WBE firms to learn more about doing business with the parks. Meet and connect with internal departments to explore possible future business opportunities. Representatives from the Chicago Park District will be in attendance to meet and answer questions. As one of the largest, most interactive […]

Join us for a Safe Villages for Children social gathering where we will unify as a community and have a good time with FREE food and drinks, in efforts of building a stronger connection with our neighbors and families. Email edwardr@bethelnewlife.org or call (773) 234-0693 for more info. Register here.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry R. Rogers Jr. will host a Property Tax Appeal Forum outlining the appeal process, followed by a question-and-answer session. Text EZJoin at (872) 345-4747 for more info.

BUILD Chicago will host this seminar with Just Act Partners, William Everett and Chicago Vibrant Neighborhoods Collective, uniting partners to share tools and strategies for nonprofits in this new era. Join us at our Austin campus on October 16 for a half-day of learning, dialogue and collaboration. Learn more: https://events.eventnoire.com/e/adjusting-together

The Chicago Westside Branch NAACP will host a Defending Democracy Community Mobilization. Teams will go door-to-door, engaging residents on three key points: Sentiment Check: Ask residents how they're feeling about recent federal actions and local impacts. Rights Education: Share know your rights information and legal aid resources in case of unlawful detainment and encounters. Civic […]

OH, YOU’VE GOT TO COME BACK TO THE CITY is a solo exhibition by Theaster Gates. The exhibition opens at GRAY Chicago, 2044 W. Carroll Ave. in East Garfield Park, with a public reception for the artist on October 16, and remains on view through December 20, 2025. This is Gates’s fourth solo exhibition with […]