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On Sunday, March 15, Mayor Brandon Johnson met with 60 of us graduates and current students of Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program at Sheridan Correctional Center. It was an extraordinary, history-making event: According to Brandon Wyatt, one of the students who spoke, Johnson w
The lieutenant governor’s remarks are the latest sign that Republicans are worried about the fall midterms. The GOP has controlled the state House since 2003 and currently has an 88-62 advantage.
CHICAGO LAWN — Family, neighbors and safe transit advocates are calling for justice after a Sunday hit-and-run killed 18-year-old cyclist Damian Gomez and left two others injured in Chicago Lawn. The driver hit Gomez — a “joyful, sweet and loving young man” — at the intersection of 63rd
Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes to course teachings and offerings in recent months, in a bid to appease concerns from Republican lawmakers that they're indoctrinating students with what they consider to be liberal ideas.
STREETERVILLE — Things are getting a lot brighter in the former home of the Signature Room. Crews are replacing the nearly 60-year-old original windows on the 95th and 96th floors of the former John Hancock building, which is now known just by its address, 875 N. Michigan Ave. More than 200 win
HYDE PARK — Doulas are now available around the clock at University of Chicago Medicine through a partnership with a health care startup. Partum Health began staffing seven doulas March 31 at UChicago Medicine’s labor and delivery ward, 5721 S. Maryland Ave. in Hyde Park. The doulas provide no
After gaining infamy in 2023 for a spree of thefts at North Side restaurants, the pickpockets were caught again at a Downtown Cheesecake Factory. Police believe their crime ring includes at least 10 members.
BRIDGEPORT — After debuting at the Ramova Theatre last year, the Chicago Electronic Music Conference returns to the Bridgeport venue this weekend with a full day of industry panels, workshops, vendors, a record pop-up shop and DJs spinning tunes. Headlined by Chicago techno pioneer DJ Hyperactive an
CHICAGO — The Jackson Park cherry blossoms are officially in bloom. Besides checking out the pink and white flowers at the South Side park, there are endless activities this weekend to get you outside. YarnCon will be a free yarn vendor festival celebrating independent fiber artists, and there’
LINCOLN PARK — Baggu, the wildly popular bag company, is planning to open a second Chicago store, this time in Lincoln Park. City records show the San Francisco-based company filed a permit in February for a storefront at 2118 N. Halsted St. under “Baggu Lincoln Park LLC,” indicating it’s moving for
MOUNT GREENWOOD — Marist High School’s Southside Summer Festival is set to bring three bands to Mount Greenwood this July. Held at Marist Stadium, 4030 W. 115th St., the Southside Summer Festival will open with Eddie 9V and Back Country Boys before headliner Big Head Todd and the Monsters
LOGAN SQUARE — Unity Park neighbors can now vote on an updated design for the park’s water feature. The Park District is updating the children’s water feature at Unity Park, 2636 N. Kimball Ave., and is soliciting feedback from the community to pick the new design for children. The goal
WEST TOWN — A bar and restaurant that will exclusively show soccer matches from around the world is opening next week. Soccer House opens April 18 at 501 N. Ogden Ave., the former home of Twisted Spoke, which closed last summer. The multi-level space has been taken over by Soccer House owner Garret
Bus boarding islands will be installed along Flatbush Avenue. Transportation Commissioner Michael Flynn said the street redesign would serve as a "bold blueprint" as his department plans other projects across the city. [ more › ]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani won City Hall on a pledge to make New York City more livable and affordable. His promises of a rent freeze for stabilized tenants, no-cost universal childcare, and fast and free buses resonated with more than a million voters — and created giant expectations in a city hung
While seated behind the wheel of his green cab at East 125th Street and Park Avenue, Bakary Kane recalled how optimistic he felt more than seven years ago when he became the owner of a so-called Boro Taxi. But with the number of green cab drivers sinking to its lowest level ever, Kane said he regula
Officials respond to the blaze on Monday. The suspect faces murder and arson charges in the blaze at a violation-ridden home. [ more › ]
Despite recent rainfall, all of Harris County is experiencing a moderate drought. Nearly 89% of the state has similar or worse drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Alleged Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann appears for a hearing alongside his attorney Michael J. Brown at Suffolk County Court on Jan. 13, 2026. Long Island architect Rex Heuermann was charged with murdering multiple women and burying their remains near the South Shore beach over two decades. [ mor
CHICAGO — Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García’s office has started the process to rename Pilsen’s Post Office. The post office at 1859 S. Ashland Ave. is currently named for Cesar Chavez, a famed farmworkers’ rights activist. But The New York Times published an expose last month r
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