2 days ago · The Watch Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago After Turbulent Tenure, CHA CEO Tracey Scott Out: ‘Residents Were Suffering In The End’ Scott’s exit after four and a half years is a sign Mayor Brandon Johnson is finally overhauling the CHA, housing advocates say.

Dec 30, 2024 · The ban covers bottles provided in guest rooms as well as those in shared public bathrooms. Hotels that violate the law may face fines. “Illinois is a national leader in protecting the environment,” said state Sen. Laura Fine in a press release.

Jan 2, 2025 · LINCOLN PARK — For more than 150 years, a stretch of railroad tracks running through the middle of Lakewood Avenue in Lincoln Park has connected the neighborhood to Chicago’s industrial past.

Jan 6, 2025 · This article was originally published by City Bureau, a nonprofit journalism lab reimagining local news.Support City Bureau’s Civic Reporting fellowship by becoming a recurring donor.. CHICAGO — On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, 30, and Adriana Valencia, 32, search for one particular contractor in a sea of customers loading their cars at a …

Jun 2, 2024 · Three concealed carry holders shot at attackers over the weekend in separate incidents, including one man who shot three people after being attacked by his neighbors, police said.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Blue Man Group will have four special New Year’s Eve shows before leaving Chicago on Jan. 5. Credit: Provided Originating in New York City in the 1980s by friends Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton, the Blue Man Group soon expanded to other cities, including Boston, Las Vegas and Berlin.

Dec 4, 2024 · While often referred to as a “city of neighborhoods,” Chicago doesn’t actually have officially recognized neighborhoods. Instead, the city has 77 “community areas,” which were originally mapped out by two University of Chicago sociologists in the 1920s.. A new study out of the University of Chicago aims to give an updated look at where the city’s complex web of …

Dec 30, 2024 · Chicago Ornithological Society: Snowy Owl Irruption! 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Jan. 11. Big Marsh Park, 11555 S. Stony Island Ave. Winter birders cross their fingers for the arrival of snowy owls in Chicago all the way from the Arctic.

Dec 18, 2024 · Parties, Midnight Toasts & More. Latin Rhythms Social. 9 p.m. Dec. 28. Latin Rhythms Academy of Dance & Performance, 210 N. Racine Ave. Latin Rhythms’ final social of the year will feature DJ Lu Roc.

Feb 24, 2022 · “Lil” Armstrong is the woman who gave Louis his swag. Born in Memphis in 1898 and moving to Chicago in 1918, Lillian “Lil” Hardin Armstrong was a classically trained pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader long before she met the iconic trumpeter in the early 1920s while they played in King Oliver’s band, according to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.