People Spot

Volunteer orientation will take place Saturday, with work sessions planned through October.

The comfy seating area is outside Perkolator Cafe at McVicker Avenue and Irving Park Road.

The fourth-annual District Days event promises music, sidewalk sales, a car show and arts and crafts.

Work on a People Spot at McVicker Avenue and Irving Park Road is underway as part of a larger project.

The colorful public areas at 2863 and 2914 N. Clark St. will be outside through October.

A $600,000 project will not include a "people spot" that would have been the first in the area.

The $600,000 project could include a "people spot," the first on the Far Northwest Side.

As long as it doesn't snow, the pedstrian hangouts will be back up soon.

The Chicago Loop Alliance unveiled its public art plans, which will feature many places to grab a seat.

Community leaders said the climbing children could prematurely wear out the benches.

Children have been climbing and crawling on the custom-made benches since Sunday, a store employee said.

Outdoor "people spots" are displacing parking spaces — but some business owners are OK with it.