Humboldt Park Patriots Team Gears Up For New Season On 1st Official Football Field
The youth football team, which began 22 years ago, expanded this year in tandem with its first proper football field funded by the city.
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Jump In West Side Shootings Alarms Neighbors, But Activists Hope Longterm Drop Continues
West Side neighborhoods led the way in Chicago's historic shooting reduction last year. That trend has largely continued until a noticeable uptick in violence in…
Read full article βPope Leo Given His Own White Sox βPope Hatβ During Visit With South Side Priest
The world's most famous Sox fan was gifted a nicer version of the pope-style hats passed out to 40,000 fans at a game earlier this…
▶️ Watch →Chicago School Board President Candidate Jennifer Custer Withdraws From Race
The incumbent school board member cited βspecial interests prepared to spend millions of dollarsβ as a reason for bowing out.
Read full article ββLittle Lawndaleβ Fest Returns To Douglass Park Saturday For Another Year Of Uniting West Siders
Little Lawndale in the Park's second iteration will include music, arts activations and vendors as organizers again look to bridge the gap between North and…
Read full article βChicago Officials Raised Concerns About South Chicago Chapel Before Decomposing Bodies Found
A City Council memberβs office complained to city officials twice in one week that residents were griping about odors from the business, records show.
Read full article βIs Pilsen The βBrooklyn Of Chicagoβ? Travel Guide Makes Comparison, But Residents Arenβt Convinced
The travel guide "Brooklyn Of" aims to find the coolest neighborhood in every major city. Longtime Pilsen residents say it echoes attention that has contributed…
Read full article βBlock Club Wins National First Amendment Award For Midway Blitz Coverage, Lawsuits
The Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists recognized our "extraordinary courage and persistence" in covering the federal immigration crackdown…
Read full article βWoman Who Spent Decades Delighting Kids As Barboo The Clown Loses Everything In Fire
Barbara Syler, the "balloon master" who entertained children for decades around the Calumet region, was displaced by a fire this month amid cancer treatments. Supporters…
Read full article βSouth Side Elementary School Closed This Week As CPS Investigates Possible Mold
John H. Kinzie Elementary School in Garfield Ridge will be closed to students through Friday as the building undergoes mold-clearance testing.
Read full article βPortage Theater Will Reopen, Owner Says As He Launches Foundation To Pay For Repairs
The 106-year-old venueβs new owner wants to raise $3 million to reopen the building in a year. He said the foundation would keep raising money…
Read full article β30 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: House Music Festival, Taste Of Greektown And More
There's also the return of the Edgewater Music Fest, an arts & crafts fair in Pilsen, the Black & Bronze Bronzeville music festival and more.
Read full article βY-Me Softball Tournament Brings Mount Greenwood Women To The Ball Field To Help Fund Cancer Research
Olympic gold medalist and Mother McAuley graduate Abbey Murphy will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Survivor Game Saturday.
Read full article βPlans To Redevelop Uptownβs Islamic College Move Forward β Without Proposed Senior Living Tower
Plans to turn the landmarked school building into residential apartments are ongoing, but CityPads took over the parking lot that was set to become a…
Read full article βAdvocates Decry Removals Of Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids In Chicago: βThere Were Tearsβ
At least six children received removal orders this week, one as young as 12. They appeared Wednesday in a packed juvenile docket as attorneys and…
Read full article βNew Illinois Law Establishes Rules For Electronic Bikes, Scooters
Supporters of the bill say itβs a necessary framework to improve safety as more people, especially teenagers, are getting injured in accidents while using the…
Read full article βFather Pfleger, Back At St. Sabina, Calls Archdiocese Investigation Process βUnjustβ
The prominent and outspoken South Side pastor was removed from Saint Sabina last month after he was accused of sexual abuse for the fifth time…
Read full article βGingie, River North Restaurant Started By Consulting Chef For βThe Bear,β Reopens After Fire
The eatery reopens Saturday after it was forced to close three days after opening.
Read full article βChicagoβs TIF Program Helped Downtown β But Not Poorer Neighborhoods, New Study Shows
Researchers with the Great Cities Institute did not recommend eliminating the city's TIF program, but suggested reforms β and the phase out of Downtown TIF…
Read full article βRescued Beluga Dies Suddenly At Shedd Aquarium
Peekachu, a 23-year-old female whale, was rescued in the last two weeks from a shuttered Canadian park.
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