Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Chicago has seen a steep uptick in shooting deaths in 2020, with 728 murders — a 55 percent increase compared to last year.

The CPS school serves students ages 14 to 22 with intellectual disabilities and impaired adaptive functioning. “We really want to always look at what our students can do and not what they can’t do," its principal said.

“We did not want to see holiday money go to Amazon or big box stores so we were trying to provide a convenient way for folks in the area to shop local."

“These businesses have gone out of their way to support us over many years ... Let’s try to support them during this time. I want to see them survive.”

The battery charges come nearly two weeks after the attack at Chicago Women’s Park & Garden in the South Loop.

"We are a dumping ground, we are the garbage can of the city," one Southeast Side resident said. "They don’t care about us, they don’t want to keep us safe or breathe the same clear, privileged air they breathe.”

Community members sent tips to identify the woman seen attacking two teens. Still, the woman, who said her husband is a police officer, has not been arrested.

A woman and man harassed the teens, who were babysitting, and then hit them, pulled them down and kicked them, one of the victims said.

Writer Kate Sample hopes her Halloween decorations will bring cheer to neighbors during a challenging 2020. People have loved the display so much they've added their own Harry Potter trinkets, she said.

The closure also comes after a slew of anonymous allegations involving the gastropub's ownership and former chef were published on Instagram.

The Women of Steel also shined the light on the walls of the Chicago Theatre, the Art Institute of Chicago, Wrigley Field and famed hot dog stand Wiener’s Circle.

The city shut down the CTA multiple times this summer, and it hasn't promised to keep it open if there are Election Day protests. But activists said that disproportionately impacts Black and Latino travelers.

“I know how much White Steeple meant to the teachers, and I know how much it meant to the families who attended. And now, it’s suddenly gone."

Residents at the encampment need clothing, mattresses and other supplies after their belongings were set on fire, they said.

The lanes are meant to protect bicyclists in what has been a high-crash area for years.

“We hope for those that haven’t closed yet that the government does come through for this industry. Every day that they stall on it, there is another place that cannot hold out.”

Camp Sheilah was started by Kevin Doyle, who was a teenager when his mother was murdered in a 1993 robbery in Palos Park. It helps kids heal while remembering their lost loved ones.

The Support the Police Rally was organized by Alds. Jim Gardiner, Anthony Napolitano and Nicholas Sposato to show support for police in a neighborhood heavily populated by families of police.

Los primeros diseños de Herencia 312 honran a Logan Square, Pilsen y La Villita.

Herencia 312's first designs honor Logan Square, Pilsen and Little Village.