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02/19/2025

💖 Double Your Love: Re-do Valentine’s Day on February 28th! 💖

Many of our favorite local spots rely on Valentine’s Day sales to help them through the winter months, and the recent water main break has left a deep impact. Let’s show our Skokie businesses some love by reserving a table or ordering out on Friday, February 28th! 🍽️✨

Not able to make it on the 28th? No worries, there are still plenty of ways to support local:
💳 Purchase a gift card for yourself or others
☕ Treat your co-workers to coffee, breakfast, or lunch
🌟 Leave a glowing review on Google or Yelp
🍴 Dine out or order take-out on another night!

Let’s make this “Valentine’s Day” even sweeter for Skokie businesses! 🥰

01/21/2025

🍫🎉 🍫🎉 Join us for Giggles & Goodies: Chocolate Edition in Downtown Skokie on Thursday, Feb 13, 2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM! This Valentine’s-themed event is the perfect mix of chocolate, laughter, and local love. 💝

Here's what's in store:
🍬 Bonbon Box: Start your adventure with an empty box and follow your map to all the sweet spots to fill it with 8 delicious chocolate bonbons!
☕ 2 Hot Chocolates: Warm up at Kneads and Wants Bakery with two cozy hot chocolate drinks.
🌸 2 Flowers: Stop by Botanik Culture to pick up beautiful blooms!
🎭 Comedy Show Tickets: Wrap up the evening with a hilarious adult comedy show at The Skokie Theatre!

Tickets are only $45 and LIMITED, so grab yours today for a Valentine’s pre-celebration you won’t forget! Visit www.downtownskokie.com for tickets and more information!

11/22/2024

🧁 Skokie's own Sweet Reserve Bakery (and their delicious cake jars) was recently featured on WGN TV's Spotlight Chicago!

Sweet Reserve is located at 4845 Oakton St. in Downtown Skokie.

From Thanksgiving pies to custom sweets, Sweet Reserve Cafe and Bakery has everything you need for the perfect holiday. Humera and Sumaiya join us with more. Use promo code “WGN” for 15% off sweetr…

10/14/2024

🖼️ This weekend marked the debut of an exciting addition to the cultural landscape of Downtown Skokie! 🖼️
The Skokie Art Spot pop-up gallery, located at 4854 Oakton St., will be open Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., through October 27. Visit and enjoy artwork from over 20 talented Skokie artists!

09/26/2024

Exciting happenings at the future home of as and her team work in this fabulous mural. A new addition to Skokie’s public art collection!

07/29/2024

Find out why Caffeinated Excursions thinks that Village of Skokie is worth a visit!

Welcome to my first blog post featuring a Chicago suburb! I spent the past week or so exploring the Village of Skokie, located directly northwest of Chicago. Although it may seem like your average suburb at first glance, Skokie has a unique culture and a quaint downtown area that is worth exploring....

07/10/2024

Stop by Sketchbook Brewing Company this Sunday to escape the heat and listen to some terrific storytelling. In partnership with the Village of Skokie Fine Arts Commission, the Skokie Bicycle Network is hosting their 2nd annual Tales from the Trails event themed “Bike Intelligence: What I’ve learned (or not) while riding a bike." The event runs from noon until 2 p.m.

Visit https://skokiebikenet.org/activities/tales-from-the-trails/ for more information

07/09/2024

Planning to attend Skokie's Wednesdays on the Green this week? Plan ahead by pre-ordering a picnic basket from . Each basket contains sandwiches, chips and tortellini salad for four people! Place at https://willsplaceskokie.com/shop

07/08/2024

The is celebrating Al's Cycle Shop's 50+ years in Skokie with the Tour de Skokie. Pick up a flyer at Skokie Public Library and adventure through Downtown Skokie this July on a storefront storybook tour featuring "Ride Beside Me," by Lucy Knisley. During your walk, you can admire the creatively embellished bicycles decorated by some of our local businesses!

Pro tip: Participating in the Tour de Skokie counts for 's Summer Reading Program.

06/21/2024

Looks like it is going to be another warm one on Sunday so get out early and hit the featuring fun for the whole family!

06/13/2024

Bring the whole family to the this weekend.
Kids, stop by the green Skokie Farmers' Market tent for your scavenger hunt list! Find different fruits, vegetables and fun things at the market. Once complete, you'll be able to grab a treat from the treat bag.

06/06/2024

See you this Sunday at the . Enjoy music from Poochamungas while the kids upcycle art and spend time with folks from Skokie Public Library

06/04/2024

Celebrate ❤️ with Join their Crafts and Cocktails class--coming up tomorrow, 6/5! To celebrate Pride Month, Kim at is going to donate $5 from each registration to !! 🏳️‍🌈

05/31/2024

It's Farmer's Market season! The opens this Sunday with music from and face painting for the kids along with all of your favorite vendors! View https://www.skokie.org/506/Vendors for a complete list.

05/29/2024

Bargain hunters and sustainability-minded shoppers can find unique items and great deals at Skokie’s annual Community-Wide Garage Sale THIS WEEKEND.
Check out the interactive map of over 200 properties at https://www.skokie.org/1369/Garage-Sales for locations and dates and times of participation.

05/03/2024

Brunch sounds good to us!

Bordering Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, the North Shore is a great place to visit and live!

05/03/2024

Bordering Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, the North Shore is a great place to visit and live!