The company we keep
Chicago has more good local newsletters than any one inbox needs, and these are the ones we actually read. Each blurb was written after reading their recent issues, not their tagline.
Nothing here is paid. These are trades between newsletters that cover different corners of the same region.
Weekly, free
The northwest suburbs — Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine and the towns between — in a five-minute weekly read: openings, closings, events, and the village-board news you'd otherwise find out about too late. Their beat picks up exactly where ours thins out, which is why we trade readers with them.
Read it →Thursdays, free
A Thursday list of things actually worth doing in Chicago, for when you need a plan by Friday.
Read it →Weekly, free
A weekly ICYMI roundup of Chicago news: local elections, community and culture, plus a running Stay Ready series on money and planning.
Read it →Weekly, free
Events, food and housing news from Chicago's south suburbs — Frankfort, Lockport, Tinley and the rest of the south end of the metro. We cover opposite ends of the same sprawl.
Read it →Run a Chicago-area newsletter we should be reading? Reply to any issue — it goes straight to Sam.