Fatally Shot Security Guard Jemel Roberson Graduated From Lane Tech, Had A ‘Big Smile And A Bigger Heart’
Jemel Roberson graduated from Lane Tech in 2010 and was a gifted basketball player and musician, friends and family say.
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Can King Drive Sparkle Like The Mag Mile This Holiday Season? Volunteers To Light Up South Side Stretch
By Kelly Bauer Englewood, Chatham Primary category in which blog post is published
40 Cars From One Car-Share Owner Pack Uptown Streets, Causing Parking Nightmare
By Hannah Meisel Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park Primary category in which blog post is published
Christmas Club, Holiday-Themed Pop-Up Bar In Wrigleyville, Releases Menu
By Kelly Bauer Lakeview, Boystown, Wrigleyville Primary category in which blog post is published
Haji Healing Salon Aims To Be ‘Oasis And Sanctuary’ On Bustling 79th Street In Chatham
By Lee Edwards Englewood, Chatham Primary category in which blog post is published
City Vows To Keep Mexican Culture Alive In Pilsen, Little Village With New Affordable Housing Plan
A proposed new pilot program would increase the city’s affordable housing requirement from 10 to 20 percent in the neighborhoods.
Bridgeport Businesses Targeted in Weekend Robberies, Police Say
Two business were robbed within 24 hours along South Archer Avenue, police said.
Girl, 16, Raped And Robbed While Walking In Roseland, Police Say
Police are looking for a man who attacked a 16-year-old girl Monday in the 10900 block of South Michigan Avenue.
Aldermen To Consider Plan To Give Domestic Violence Victims 50 Percent Break On City Debt
The city’s ticketing rules have been in the spotlight since an investigation found that thousands of mostly black and low-income motorists are filing for bankruptcy.
West Loop Community Garden Could Expand To Second Vacant Lot In 2019
After a successful first season, West Loop neighbors could be getting a second site to grow on at 1050 W. Van Buren St.
Pilsen Community Market Moves Indoors This Weekend
Featuring more than 25 local Latino-owned businesses, the indoor community market returns to Honkey Tonk BBQ Sunday.
Oh Deer! Blue Line Service Suspended For Hours As City Removes Injured Animal From Tracks
The shutdown lasted three hours, prompting commuters to find other ways to hoof it home.
Shots Fired On Logan Square’s Busy Milwaukee Avenue Bar Strip Late Saturday, But No One Injured
"I'm upset, I'm really upset. I don't allow this type of stuff in my establishment," owner of Granero, a bar on the block, said of the shooting.
Black Friday Target Protest Threatened Downtown If South Side Stores Aren’t Saved
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush is pushing to save the Targets in Chatham in Morgan Park. "We know how to intensify our protest.”
