LINCOLN PARK — Fans of Puerto Rican jibaritos, get excited: jibaritos are coming to Lincoln Park. The owners of popular Logan Square Puerto Rican restaurant Jibaritos y Más are taking their restaurant north, opening a third location in Lincoln Park at the former Duke’s Bar and Grill at 2616 N. Clark St.

Chicago's favorite tamale guy needs no introduction — he often wanders in bars and clubs late at night, ready to sell to hungry patrons who have been dancing or drinking the night away. But with restaurant and bar closures, the tamale guy — whose real name is Claudio Velez — has been testing out home delivery to stay in business and reach his fans all over the city.

LOGAN SQUARE — Longstanding blues club Rosa’s Lounge is keeping the music alive online during the coronavirus shutdown. The team behind Rosa’s Lounge, 3420 W. Armitage Ave., plans to launch the Live Music School on Sunday, a virtual initiative that will bring weekly music lessons and performances to students from the club’s Facebook page.

Kimberly Dowdell looks down at her iPhone, which blasts red app badges and notifications from a cluttered screen. She has thousands of messages, e-mails, and calls that beg her attention, but she merely smiles at them and closes her phone case. The 36-year-old architect and director is used to it by now. Dowdell is a senior principal at Chicago's HOK architect firm, where she is settling into her new role as the director of business development, which began last May. Her life is bubbling with m

Add these women writers to your to-read list. We are barely into 2020 and there are already dozens of women writers with compelling work that deserve recognition. While some of these books have already been published, they have received widespread local and national attention this year from media, podcasts, book clubs and events around the country. These refreshing perspectives, many of which are debut works, are incredibly vital in the 21st century. As we celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women's Day.

Grant Park was full of blue posters, united cheers and high energy Saturday afternoon as thousands rallied for Bernie Sanders, who visited Chicago ahead of Illinois’ primary March 17.

Several student female athletes at Mother McAuley High School in Mount Greenwood celebrated one of their favorite athletic trainers for International Women’s Day and recognized her with special tickets to a country music show.

LOGAN SQUARE — Supporters of a planned Emmett Street affordable housing complex say they aren’t worried about a lawsuit filed by a group of Logan Square property owners that aims to block the development. The lawsuit, filed by prolific Northwest Side landlord Mark Fishman among others, takes aim at city leaders and the nonprofit Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, which plans to begin construction this year on a seven-story, all-affordable complex at 2602-38 N. Emmett St.

After graduating college in 2012, Erin decided to move to Seville, Spain, for two years to teach English. During a night out with friends and local tour guides who they’d met on a recent trip, she remembers drinking only one beer before things got blurry. As the night wore on, she felt less in control of her body and her memory came in and out. That was the night she alleges she was sexually assaulted and drugged by local tour guide operator Manuel Blanco Vela.

LOGAN SQUARE — Longtime retail and convenience store Dollar Town is packing up its Logan Square shop and moving to West Town at the end of the month. The business at 2754 N. Milwaukee Ave., which sells a plethora of affordable items from kitchenware to beauty supplies and linens, is moving to a smaller location at 1559 W. Chicago Ave., taking over the 47-year-old Jerusalem General Merchandise shop and downsizing to carry only linens, said owner Sami Rashid.

LOGAN SQUARE — The city’s only circus has officially arrived in Logan Square. Aloft Circus Arts, housed in the 111-year-old church at 3324 W. Wrightwood Ave., has offered up classes on everything from trapeze to trampolines since 2015. Recently, Aloft’s owners have been waiting to hear from the city on whether it would become the only permanent, legal circus-specific venue in Chicago.

Dozens of first-grade students thought they were attending a regular assembly Friday morning but instead were surprised with new scooters as part of National Random Acts of Kindness Week.

LOGAN SQUARE — A woman-owned bike shop is moving into a former vintage furniture store in Logan Square that is nearly double the size of its current Bucktown location. Four Star Family Cyclery is upgrading to a bigger space, taking over the old Antique to Chic store at 3101 W. Diversey Ave., making it the first solely woman-owned bike business in the community.

In the 90s, genderqueer performance artist Vaginal Davis created comedic movies on Super 8 and 16mm film with no budget that were constantly rejected by gay and lesbian film festivals. She was often considered to be on the fringe of both the LGBTQ community and the alternative punk scene. Instead, she created her own community and was part of the founding Homocore movement, a nationwide scene that reinterpreted hardcore punk through queer cultures, zines and music groups of the decade that influenced the feminist punk Riot Grrrl movement. Now she has a video show at the Art Institute of Chicago.

When Zamari Vivens, 27, experienced homelessness a few years ago, he turned to art as an emotional outlet to cope with the uncertainty of his living situation. Instead of resorting to a harmful activity, Vivens says he produced photos and music to express his feelings. It's been five years since he's been homeless, but the art he created is part of a new exhibit aptly called "Transition."

LOGAN SQUARE — Logan Square restaurants will soon start serving up an array of locally-grown mushrooms. Four Star Mushrooms, 1919 N. Springfield Ave., is one of only a few mushroom farms in Chicago and the first on the Northwest Side of the city. It features locally grown mushrooms in an indoor, climate-controlled environment that creates a yearlong growing season. Founder Joe Weber started the company in late September with the mission of changing the mindset around agriculture production and

At 16 years old, Kennedy Shanks wears her confidence like a favorite sweater. She navigates the maroon hallways of Lindblom Math and Science Academy in Englewood with an air of humor and poise, proud to have a reputation of acceptance, mentorship, and friendship within her student community. "Everyone calls me mom," Shanks says with a laugh.

When I first moved to Logan Square, the Christmas house was one of the first historic sites I learned about. It’s been in the neighborhood since 1983 and has been a longtime crux of holiday cheer, family joy and community. For 35 years, the house (2656 W. Logan Blvd.) always brought peace and love to anyone walking, biking or driving past the boulevard. Every time I passed it, I stopped to take in its beauty, snap some pictures and wonder about Frank Lopez, the owner who made it all the ornaments at his company.

After a long workday, there’s nothing like flipping your shoes off and letting your hair go wild. Brew a pot of coffee and light some candles, breathe out the day and find your guitar nearby. That’s the wind-down remedy for Elijah Berlow, a local musician and barista who has immersed himself in the music pulse of the neighborhood in the last four years. Although Berlow lives in Humboldt Park, he is often in Logan Square, hanging and playing at the many music venues that are home to the Northwes

Ten weeks ago, Bina Mangattukattil didn’t think of herself as a writer. But the clinical social worker and West Ridge resident had a story: Growing up in Chicago in a traditional South Indian Catholic family, she converted to Islam after grad school, but she didn’t tell her parents until she was pregnant with her daughter. Now, her play “A Beautiful Path” is part of the first-ever West Ridge Story Festival, which highlights 11 original ten-minute plays written by immigrants, refugees, and longtime residents.