Malcolm X Collegeβs Newly Expanded West Campus To Open In West Garfield Park This Month
Classes begin Sept. 21 at the expanded campus, which includes a new community center named for retiring U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis.
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Former Loretto Hospital Executive Pleads Not Guilty To COVID-19 Testing Scams
Anosh Ahmed, former CFO and COO at the West Side safety-net hospital, has returned to the United States after two years abroad and faces a…
Read full article βNorth West Performing In Chicago This Weekend
The 13-year-old will perform Saturday at The Vic in Lakeview. Her father, rapper Ye, has two shows at Soldier Field this week.
▶️ Watch →Street Takeover Shuts Down Morgan Park Intersection For Drifting Stunts Saturday As Police Investigate
The car caravan blocked off a major Western Avenue intersection. Reports of shots fired at the event turned out to be a car's modified exhaust…
Read full article βDriver Convicted Of Murder After Running Over Man Outside West Loop Night Club
A jury found Joseph Verdone guilty of murdering Enrique Martinez after purposefully hitting and dragging Martinez with his car.
Read full article βAt Chicagoβs Tall Ball, The Vertically Gifted Get A Rare Chance To See Eye-To-Eye
At the second annual Tall Ball, even the DJ stood 6'9. The party at the Allerton Hotel gave hundreds of tall men and women the…
Read full article βAquarium Smokers Are A Chicago Barbecue MysteryΒ
The glass-walled barbecue pits bathe meat in smoke, allowing for even cooking while letting customers see the goods, pitmasters say.
Read full article βChicagoans Set MalΓΆrt Record For Most People To Down A Shot At Same Time
The obscure world record was set around 7:50 p.m. Sunday at Recess bar in the West Loop with Gov. JB Pritzer serving up shots β…
Read full article β$5,000 To Park At Rate Field? Scammers Strike Unsuspecting Credit Card Users In Ballpark Lot
Nearly a dozen fans report being duped by fake parking attendants, who made fraudulent charges to credit cards of up to $5,000. The scam has…
Read full article βLong-Vacant Fulton Market Building Could Be Redeveloped Into 20 Apartments, Retail Space
Hubbard Street Group is proposing to add two stories to the historically protected vacant building and rebuild its landmarked front facade.
Read full article βBronzevilleβs Classic Cobbler To Reopen This Week
DOUGLAS β After almost closing for good this summer, Classic Cobbler is getting a fresh start. The beloved Bronzeville bakery, 3453 S. Prairie Ave., will…
Read full article βNew City Program Aims To Boost Small Grocers In The Wake Of Save A Lot Closures
The Neighborhood Market Grant Program will provide $10,000 grants for small businesses and farmers markets to expand access to groceries in areas that struggle with…
Read full article βIt Could Feel Like 100 Degrees This Week As September Ushered In By Heat Wave
A heat dome will trap warm air over the city this week, when high temperatures and muggy conditions could make it feel like 105 degrees…
Read full article β10 Shot, 1 Fatally, At Washington Park Gathering, Police Say
The Saturday incident was at least the fourth mass shooting tied to a large outdoor gathering this summer in Chicago.
Read full article βWest Ridge Daycare Workers Allege Wage Theft, Demand Their Former Boss Pay Up: βI Felt Betrayedβ
Seven former workers from Little Angels Day Care Center in West Ridge say the center owes them more than $24,000 in unpaid wages.Β
Read full article βBack In Chicago, Former Loretto Hospital Executive Faces Embezzlement Charges
CHICAGO β Anosh Ahmed is back in Chicago. The former chief financial officer of Loretto Hospital is being detained at the federal correctional facility Downtown…
Read full article βChicago Teensβ Trip To D.C. For March On Washington Anniversary Canceled At Last Minute
ARMOUR SQUARE β As thousands gathered in the nationβs capital to mark the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington on Friday, six young men…
Read full article βCops Defeat Chicago Alders In Softball Game At Rate Field: βWeβre Going To Remember CPD Whooping Usβ
After alderpeople won a questionable 16-inch softball victory last year over the Chicago Police Department Knights, the cops returned this summer with a vengeance. Ozzie…
Read full article βLincoln Avenue Businesses Say City Gave No Notice Before Nearly 2-Month Closure
The stretch between Wrightwood and Diversey is expected to remain closed through mid-October as the city replaces a 137-year-old water main. A cancer recovery center…
Read full article βKennedy-King College, Home To Illinoisβ 1st Midwife Degree Program, Will Welcome Cohort In Spring
Students in the program at the South Side college will blend classroom learning in a state-of-the-art simulation lab with 24-hour on-call work, as they witness…
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