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Photographer Ama Merrell will document couples, parents and kids, chosen families and other examples of familial love as part of the project to "expand the narrative" about queer families.

Lake Forest College and Morton College students have unearthed bricks, animal bones and glass artifacts from the 19th-century buildings, which were demolished in the '60s.

A Cook County judge overruled the city’s decision to block Southside Recycling from opening last week. As Mayor Johnson vows to appeal, neighbors and activists blasted the ruling for rejecting the community's will.

The Woodlawn-based dance company's latest work, "Rest.Rise.Move.Nourish.Heal," runs Thursday-Saturday at Urban Growers Collective's Art on the Farm venue in Grant Park.

Dirty Laundry aims to make the household chore a more social affair with self-serve machines, wash-and-fold services and community events.

"There are a few shows in the country that, from the moment you pull up to set up at 5 a.m., you know you’re about to have an elevated experience," photographer Mark Hersch said.

A judge vacated the city's decision to deny an operating permit to Southside Recycling, which was set to take on troubled scrapper General Iron’s operations.

Co-founder Blair Aikens won the Diversity in Brewing scholarship from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, which she'll use for a course on brewing technology.

Nearly three dozen households in the South Shore landmark district will sell vintage and secondhand items along with lemonade, barbecue, baked goods and more.

A stone-carving workshop, a synchronized swimming performance, a temporary community mural, free cupcakes and more are on the agenda for the event.

Galleria 89 would bring 58 affordable apartments, several shops and a public plaza to one new building and one existing structure at 89th Street and Commercial Avenue.

The Woodlawn Social project was selected this month as the winning proposal to redevelop land on East 63rd Street, bringing 60 affordable apartments and 10 townhomes to the area.

Co-owner Michael Nance did not commit to reopening the Washington Park store. Customers are being directed to a new Englewood Save A Lot that's drawn pushback from neighbors.

Though online resellers have had a major impact on the resale industry, Sneakerville 88 will offer an alternative for those who "still like to come in, touch and feel the sneakers," owner James Denman Jr. said.

Jones — a corporate trailblazer and fashion maven of no relation to the model and musician — amassed an extensive collection of designer clothes and furniture that will be sold from her Kenwood condo.

The tax district collected nearly $300,000 for 2023, which is used for economic development, improving public safety and beautifying spaces along Hyde Park's business corridors.

Young people who live or attend school in Hyde Park can apply through May 26. They'll get paid $1,500 and will own the final project to include in portfolios.

Visitors can explore old rail cars and an exhibit on community organizing to preserve Pullman, which was named a national historical park in December.

Southeast Siders filed a complaint with federal housing officials in 2020, alleging decades of racist city policies pushed polluters into their communities. The settlement forces the city to address their concerns.

Residents have shouted down plans for the school, blasted the city for its poor communication around a growing "humanitarian crisis" and said leaders systemically ignore neighbors' needs in the mostly Black community.