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The 27-year-old dance company hopes to move into its new $15.6 million home in December 2024.

Advocates also want a meeting with Mayor Brandon Johnson and a moratorium on land sales. "When someone else can come in and take housing we're still waiting on, that's not right," one resident said.

With her first year behind her, Lee plans to focus on implementing a participatory budget committee and economic development in her new term.

Artist Chris Devins was able to complete the project restoring themural with the help of donations and a contribution from Ald. Pat Dowell's office.

Kamau Murray's plan to build 39 two-flats and townhomes for tennis employees on the former Robert Taylor Homes awaits federal approval. Housing activists say they won't let it happen.

Artist Mechiya Jamison takes a closer look at the relationship between Black people and water, including the fight for water justice in predominantly Black neighborhoods.

Students swarmed teachers Helen Chan and Rick Coppola as both won the prestigious Golden Apple award at a surprise pep rally.

The National Teachers Academy began removing hoops when class was not in session after adults made a mess of the courts, officials said. "The safety of the students had to come first."

Pavielle Driver, principal at Air Force Academy High School, and Christopher Shelton, principal at STEM Academy High School, are being considered to lead the overhauled, CPS-led campus of the lauded all-boys charter school

The free meals will be available the first Friday of each month for professionals in uniform — or with ID — while supplies last.

The Support Group has helped thousands of Chicago teens through entrepreneur camps, basketball clinics and work opportunities. "More funding needs to come to our communities for programs like this," its founder said.

The new bridge is similar in design to the 41st Street Bridge and is wheelchair accessible.

There will be hot dogs, burgers and chips, along with food vendors. Attendees will be updated on the trail's progress.

Frank Logan spent years believing school was out of reach until a major life change presented him the chance to try again. He's graduating from Harold Washington College in May.

As headlines focused on shootings and teen gatherings Downtown, several young people were killed on the South and West sides with little attention, Violence Interrupters founder Tio Hardiman said.

More than 7,000 Kias and Hyundais were stolen just in 2022 in Chicago, according to the Illinois Attorney General's Office.

City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the much-anticipated Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts.

The $81.8 million Invest South/West project is adjacent to the 43rd Street Green Line station near Prairie Avenue, making it the first equitable transit-oriented development on the South Side.

The five-building project is planned for a commercial corridor where the neighborhood Walmart recently closed. Developers hope to bring Black-owned businesses there.

Customers and local leaders are scrambling to find alternatives for groceries, prescriptions and other necessities in the wake of the mega chain's decision to abruptly shutter four of its eight Chicago stores.