Block Club Chicago

Sister Jean, Loyola’s Late Beloved Chaplain, Immortalized With Bronze Statue On Campus

Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park

Sister Jean, Loyola’s Late Beloved Chaplain, Immortalized With Bronze Statue On Campus

Members of the Loyola community gathered to unveil a new statue honoring the life and legacy of Sister Jean, who died last year at 106.

by Madison Savedra

Dennis Wolkowicz, Beloved Silent Film Organist, Honored With Six Corners Street Sign

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Dennis Wolkowicz, Beloved Silent Film Organist, Honored With Six Corners Street Sign

by Molly DeVore

Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here’s How You Can Help

Citywide

Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here’s How You Can Help

by Kade Heather and Associated Press

Cook County Forest Preserves Workers Are On Strike. Here’s What To Know

Citywide

Cook County Forest Preserves Workers Are On Strike. Here’s What To Know

by Rory Quealy

28 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Lakeview Taco Fest, Back-To-School Events And More

28 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Lakeview Taco Fest, Back-To-School Events And More

by Lucia Preziosi

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ChiArts, Now Managed By CPS, Partners With Puerto Rican Arts Alliance To Keep Art Programs

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Bridgeport Residents Furious About Amtrak Rail Yard Plans — And Fear Losing The White Sox

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City Moves To Inspect Beverly Home Throwing Unlicensed Concerts Over Rooftop Deck

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City Unveils 2-Year Timeline For Improvements At Former Greyhound Station

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This Week In Photos: North Lawndale Boxing Program Expands, Crosstown Classic And More

This Week In Photos: North Lawndale Boxing Program Expands, Crosstown Classic And More

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Riot Fest Now Has Parking — For $50 A Day

Riot Fest Now Has Parking — For $50 A Day

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The Watch

Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers

Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers

Thousands Of Books Are Piling Up In Chicago Libraries Due To Staffing Shortage

Thousands Of Books Are Piling Up In Chicago Libraries Due To Staffing Shortage

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Christkindlmarket Returns To Loop And Wrigleyville Nov. 20 For The Holiday Season

Christkindlmarket Returns To Loop And Wrigleyville Nov. 20 For The Holiday Season

More arts coverage.

Restaurants & Bars

Cafe With Beer Garden Coming To Humboldt Park’s Boathouse Veranda

Cafe With Beer Garden Coming To Humboldt Park’s Boathouse Veranda

More food coverage.

Business

Ford City Mall Redevelopment Moves Forward After City Commission Approval

Ford City Mall Redevelopment Moves Forward After City Commission Approval

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Feds In Chicago

Tus Derechos Ante ICE: Cómo Protegerte A Ti Y A Tu Comunidad

Tus Derechos Ante ICE: Cómo Protegerte A Ti Y A Tu Comunidad

Citywide

Driving To O’Hare Could Cost More With Illinois Tollway Rates Increasing Next Year

Driving To O’Hare Could Cost More With Illinois Tollway Rates Increasing Next Year

by Kade Heather

Chicago Won’t Host 2028 Democratic National Convention

Chicago Won’t Host 2028 Democratic National Convention

by Kade Heather

Pritzker Signs Disaster Proclamation To Aid Illinois Communities In Storm Cleanup Efforts

by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois

Chicago Punk Band Sludgeworth Returns With New LP After 35-Year Hiatus

by Charlie Kolodziej

Chicago Board Of Ed 101: The Basics Of The Soon-To-Be Elected Board Guiding CPS

by Makiya Seminera, Chalkbeat

Downtown

Saint Sabina Parishioners Tell Archdiocese They Want Pfleger Back Amid Sex Abuse Probe

Saint Sabina Parishioners Tell Archdiocese They Want Pfleger Back Amid Sex Abuse Probe

by Atavia Reed

WNDR Museum Closing After 8 Years

WNDR Museum Closing After 8 Years

by Melody Mercado

NASCAR Will Not Return To Chicago In 2027

by Melody Mercado

Louie And Todd, Chicago’s Internet-Famous Cats, Are Living Their Best Lives On The Road

by Leen Yassine

Suspected Arson Being Investigated At Embattled West Loop Restaurant Habibti

by Melody Mercado

North Side

Park District Installs Mobile Surveillance Cameras To Monitor Ronan Park Homeless Encampment

Park District Installs Mobile Surveillance Cameras To Monitor Ronan Park Homeless Encampment

by Seth Slabaugh

Crosstown Classic Has Both Cubs And Sox Fans Wondering If This Could Be Their Year

Crosstown Classic Has Both Cubs And Sox Fans Wondering If This Could Be Their Year

by Patrick Filbin

She Rolls Gaming Initiative Invites The Girlies To Play Dungeons & Dragons

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli

9 Condos Could Replace Single-Story Commercial Building On Uptown’s Clark Street

by Madison Savedra

A Room Without A View: New Building Goes Up Just Inches From Woman’s Window

by Kade Heather

South Side

Beasley Academic Center’s Pool, A Rarity Among Chicago Elementary Schools, Has Reopened

Beasley Academic Center’s Pool, A Rarity Among Chicago Elementary Schools, Has Reopened

by Jamie Nesbitt Golden

Fishing Pier, Kayak Launch Coming To Chicago’s Only State Recreation Area

Fishing Pier, Kayak Launch Coming To Chicago’s Only State Recreation Area

by Maxwell Evans

Long-Delayed Bronzeville Grocery Development Gets Key City Approval

by Jamie Nesbitt Golden

How Will Illinois Tech Layoffs Impact Bronzeville?

by Jamie Nesbitt Golden

Variable Utility Fees Pose Problems For Seniors On Fixed Incomes, South Side Tenants Say

by Maxwell Evans

West Side

Austin HOPE Center Opens, Bringing Pediatric Care To West Siders

Austin HOPE Center Opens, Bringing Pediatric Care To West Siders

by Michael Liptrot

West Side Kids, Some Who Just Learned To Swim, Take On Chicago Triathlon

West Side Kids, Some Who Just Learned To Swim, Take On Chicago Triathlon

by Michael Liptrot

Chicago DJ And His Husband Released From ICE Custody, But Their Battle Isn’t Over

by Kade Heather

Byron Sigcho-Lopez Launches Reelection Campaign For Alderman

by Charles Thrush

Old-School Electronics Repair Man Vows To Be The Last In Chicago: ‘A Dying Breed’

by Matt Krupnick

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