There’s no better time than this weekend to begin working on our “look forward to” summer events! It’s how we Chicagoans get through the winter season!!

As a nation, we celebrate the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. annually on the third Monday in January. In 2023, we’ll be celebrating his life on Monday, January 16.

Chicago Restaurant Week turns Sweet Sixteen in 2023. This year, the annual event, featuring restaurants from Rogers Park to the South Side, will run from Friday, January 20 to Sunday, February 5, bringing together more than 300 of the city’s top restaurants.

Many of us have a goal this year to get more fit. If you go by fitness centers in January, the parking lots are full, but February…not so much. We need to find a way to increase physical activity in a way that will become a habit and be enjoyable!

The downward spiral of debt is a dangerous one, especially when that debt is attached to extremely high interest rates, typical of credit card debt. With rates as high as 36%, it can be very challenging to climb back out for air.

Welcome to 2023! Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s time to focus on getting through yet another one of Chicago’s winters.

While January temperatures are fluctuating between arctic and winter-temperate, it’s time to explore ‘indoor Chicago,’ starting with the ‘grandaddy’ of all natural history museums.

Happy New Year from Dean’s Team Chicago! If you thought the holiday celebrations were over after January 1…think again. Wednesday, January 4, is National Spaghetti Day!

I stay up to date with the goings-on in my neighborhood, and last week I was sad to learn that a nearby neighbor lost his home due to a fire that started in his clothes dryer! Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the home was completely lost.

The start of the new year is the time when many people make resolutions to themselves to improve their lives in some form or fashion. Losing weight, finding a better job, or traveling tend to be among the more popular New Year resolutions, but if buying or selling your home is on the agenda for 2023, there are other specific resolutions that should be on your list, and that you should stick to.

Time to Welcome in 2023 with Chicago’s best New Year’s Eve events and parties. There’s no shortage of options to choose from to have a good time this last weekend of 2022! As they say, Out with the Old and In with the New – Bring It On!!

The 150-year old green edifice resembles the gateway to the Emerald City of Oz, but the Green Door Tavern, 678 N. Orleans Street, proudly proclaims on its website that “100 YEARS OF TROUBLE (THE GOOD KIND) have taken place here.

As 2022 becomes 2023 later this week, make a resolution to be bold and adventurous! You can make good your resolution by starting with the palate-pleasing, Peruvian offerings of River North’s Tanta!

Maybe one of your goals is to live with less stress in your life next year. Of course, we would like to be completely stress free, but that isn’t realistic. The best thing we can do is practice stress resilience.

Designing and decorating a tiny bathroom can be a daunting task. Combining both style and function is a lot more challenging when you’re working with a small space.

Not only is Christmas Day arriving this weekend in Chicago but so is a major winter storm along with a good old fashion arctic blast on its heel! Which means for everyone’s safety, our Saturday outdoor holiday events have been cancelled but will open again on Monday.

As children throughout our Chicago communities fall asleep on Christmas Eve this Saturday night, some may wonder if Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with his glowing red nose, will be guiding Santa’s sleigh through a starless night sky.

As Chicagoans gather to celebrate Hannukah (through December 26), Christmas (December 25), and Kwanzaa (December 26), 2023 brings the promise of a new year!

If you live in a warm climate, good for you! But most of us live where it is cold for many months every year. Many of us are also still working the majority of our time at home. Unfortunately, energy prices have been going nowhere but up.

It’s a small, unassuming space, but it’s a crucial one nonetheless. Bathrooms are one of the more important rooms that can add a great deal of value to a home if they’re modernized and up-to-date.

It’s hard to believe that it’s already the final weekend before Christmas! Where did the time go? Anyway, here’s the last batch of holiday festivities that could get ugly!