Yes, Chicago is completely free to use. It is available on WordPress.org at no cost.

How many websites use Chicago?

Chicago has 1.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Chicago alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Chicago include Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, Twenty Twenty-Four. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does Chicago work with the latest WordPress?

Chicago requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Chicago

Name: Chicago
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Catch Themes

By Catch Themes·Blog·Free

5(2 reviews)

·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 months ago

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As of April 2026, Chicago is a WordPress theme with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 84K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

5/52 reviews

1.0K+active installs

84K+total downloads

11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Chicago is beautifully crafted WordPress theme for Blogger with flexible and customizable theme customizer options. It is based on responsive design where each element has been carefully configured for perfect display on all devices and platforms. It comes with a wide variety of options so you can modify layout, styling, colors, featured content, promotion headline, featured slider, pagination, icons, menus, breadcrumb, widgets and much more, directly from theme customizer. This theme is translation ready. Check out Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/chicago/, Support at https://catchthemes.com/support/ and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/chicago/

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