Pilsen Shuts Down Cermak As Fiesta Del Sol Takes Over The Streets
Pilsen is getting ready to turn a full mile of Cermak Road into a four-day block party, as Fiesta del Sol returns for its 54th run this week with music, food, carnival rides and community services packed into the Lower West Side. When and where. Fiesta del Sol runs Thursday...
‘That community is going to be gone’: Students, faculty react as NU ends Posse...
Macs Vinson (McCormick ’17) vividly remembers breaking down in tears at Cozy Noodles & Rice, stressed about a midterm for a difficult class. Asian American Studies Prof. Nitasha Sharma, Vinson’s faculty mentor as part of Northwestern’s Posse Scholars program, sat across from them at the table. In...
Vacant Englewood Site, Including Lot Once Owned By ‘Worst Landowner,’ To Become Apartments
WEST ENGLEWOOD — Two mixed-use apartment buildings will replace vacant land near the 63rd and Ashland Green Line station, including a lot once owned by the city’s “worst landowner,” officials announced Thursday. The $18 million project will transform two plots of city-owned land at 1516-19 W....
30-year-old man shot, killed during fight near popular Lincoln Park bar area
A man was shot and killed late Sunday night near a popular bar area of Chicago's Lincoln Park, with police still on the scene early Monday morning collecting evidence and one person in custody. According to police, the shooting unfolded about 11:43 p.m. in the 2200 block of North Lincoln...
Chicago weather: Air quality alert for area, with potentially severe storms forecast Monday
An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for the Chicago area Monday, with potential for severe weather in the evening.
Food Fight: Who makes Chicago’s best deep dish pizza?
Deep dish pizza has gone from a Chicago staple to a special occasion meal, but that hasn't made locals any less opinionated about where to get it. State of play: Tavern-style is the "true" Chicago pizza, and some purists (and outsiders) love to malign the hefty local dish. Yes, but: Every once in a while we all need so
Child hospitalized after reported fall from apartment window in Skokie
SKOKIE, Ill. - A child was taken to the hospital after reportedly falling from an apartment window Sunday in Skokie. Child hospitalized after Skokie apartment window fall. The fall happened at an apartment building in the 5200 block of Oakton Street. Neighbors said they saw an ambulance at the building...
Race for Chicago mayor 2027: One potential candidate well ahead in fundraising
CHICAGO - The field of candidates for Chicago’s mayoral race next year is taking shape, and one potential heavyweight is well ahead of the field in fundraising through the first half of this year. What we know:. While he has not actually announced any intention to run for mayor,...
Dolton shooting: 1 shot, 1 in custody, village says
One person was shot and another is in custody after a shooting Sunday in Dolton, a village spokesperson said.
Woman shot while driving in Englewood
A woman was expected to recover after she was shot while driving in Chicago's Englewood community Sunday night.
