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Extremely Local News: An inside look of the city’s architecture during Open House Chicago

Extremely Local News: An inside look of the city’s architecture during Open House Chicago

Update: 2025-10-15
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Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on:





The Promontory, Beloved Hyde Park Music Venue, Closing At End Of Year: The popular venue will close following its New Year’s Eve party. The news came just weeks after Sanders BBQ announced it would replace the Promontory’s long-closed restaurant.





Open House Chicago Returns This Weekend. Here Are 5 New Sites To Check Out: The 15th annual festival features about 210 locations across 25 Chicago neighborhoods, with more than 30 sites new to the event.





Chance The Rapper Turned The Red Line Into The ‘Star Line’ For His Chicago Homecoming: The Chicago native took his old CTA route with fans Friday ahead of his homecoming show. “I grew up taking the train from 79th to everywhere,” Chance said.








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Extremely Local News: An inside look of the city’s architecture during Open House Chicago

Extremely Local News: An inside look of the city’s architecture during Open House Chicago

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