Joe Ward

A tent city that occupied Touhy Park for over two years disbanded this month, with all of its residents being paired with or finding their own housing.

Multiple leaders have tried to revive the historic Uptown Theatre, which has been closed for over 40 years.

Classic silent films "Nosferatu" and "Phantom Of The Opera" will be screened and accompanied by live organ — just like the New 400 Theaters would have presented the movies in the 1920s.

Kim Walz and Angela Clay are running to replace the retiring Ald. James Cappleman in City Council. The forum is Thursday night.

Candidates Kim Walz and Angela Clay, vying to represent Uptown and part of Lakeview, can raise unlimited funds from donors after special interests spent over $100,000 in the race — mostly in support of Walz.

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth said her top priorities are housing affordability, economic development and health care, while Joe Dunne said he would focus on affordable housing and repealing the automatic property tax increase.

PHOTOS: The 1929 movie house, a sister theater to Lakeview's Music Box, is getting a $30 million makeover into an entertainment complex after sitting dormant for more than 30 years.

The building slated for demolition previously held a Payless shoe store and North Shore Optical. Both shops have since closed.

The book and coffee shop will host script readings and other events with local theaters.

Joe Dunne and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth advanced to the runoff from a 10-candidate race to replace Ald. Harry Osterman.

"If I'm going to buy pot, I'd like to support small business, not huge conglomerates," said a 76-year-old resident of Rogers Park who supports Perception Cannabis' bid for North Clark Street.

The CTA is already rebuilding tracks and stops in Uptown and Edgewater. Now, it is planning to rebuild the other century-old stops on the north end of the Red Line.

Tuk tuk rides will be available along Devon Avenue on Sunday when the public art installation is unveiled.

The two candidates emerged from a 10-person race to determine who will succeed retiring Ald. Harry Osterman.

Clay and Walz emerged from six candidates to advance to the April 4 runoff. They'll vie to replace retiring Ald. James Cappleman, who has served since 2011.

The Smart Streets pilot program will mail tickets to drivers caught by city camera blocking bike lanes in the Downtown area.

The latest retail building to be redeveloped in Uptown will have 77 apartments, 40 parking spaces and ground-floor commercial space.

Plans are in the works for two cannabis dispensaries in Chicago and a bakery-dispensary on the Evanston side of Howard Street.

The New 400 Theaters opened in 1912 and made it through the pandemic. But the crowds haven't returned, signaling the theater's likely demise, its owner said.

A developer is looking to renovate and add apartments to a Broadway retail building near the Wilson Red Line stop.