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Pickleball In Chicago
What’s going on Chicago! If you don’t play pickleball, we’re pretty sure you’ve heard about it by now. It’s a sport that started as a niche retirement activity and then exploded into the fastest-growing sport in the country for four consecutive years. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association reported 19.8 million Americans playing in 2024, a 45.8% jump over 2023 and a 311% increase over the prior three years. In 2026, those numbers have continued to grow as more people have discovered the joy of the sport. Back in 2022,…
July 2026 Events In Chicago
Hey Chicago! We covered June’s events last month, and now we’re back with everything happening next month in July, and there’s quite a bit going on. We know you don’t want to hear this, because it feels like summer hasn’t been around long enough, but we don’t have many weekends left to enjoy before fall arrives. Luckily, we’ve found a ton of things happening in the city that will fill up your July weekends. Taste of Chicago is back in its traditional slot this year after several years of scheduling…
What Are Chicago’s Community Gardens?
Hey Chicago garden lovers! If you’ve got a green thumb, but you have no garden space to plant anything, this week’s article is for you. Did you know that Chicago has somewhere between 800 and 900 active community gardens and urban farms across the city? Chicago Grows Food, the city’s home gardening collab, has distributed free growing kits to more than 13,000 households across 66 of Chicago’s 77 community areas. The Chicago Park District manages garden plots at several parks that any Chicago resident can apply for. We put this…
Ultimate Guide To Chicago’s Pools
Hey Chicago! We hope you’re excited that summer is only a few weeks away. And with that in mind, we thought it would be useful to come at you with the ultimate guide to Chicago’s pools. This year, the outdoor pool season opens on June 19th, so you’ve got some time to buy some new swimwear and charge up your bluetooth speaker. If you’re new here, we’re the Ben Lalez Team from Chicago. We’ve been helping people buy and sell homes across the city for over a decade, and every…