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The "Woodstock of house music" returns after two years online due to the pandemic, with parties held across Chicago all weekend. General admission to the picnic is $60.

WATCH: Several people drove on the trail, where vehicles are not permitted. The incident shows a need for more trail protection from drivers, users say.

County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will serve as the event's grand marshal, while Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton will march in the parade.

Rising above a crowded field, Jackson is now the favorite to take over for Rush in Congress, as Democrats have held the 1st District seat since 1934.

The South Shore Nature Sanctuary is "a wonderful place to interact with time on a different scale — natural time instead of city time," its volunteer steward said.

The woman was rescued after a community organizer passing by the house heard her screams and called police.

The green space around the Cheney-Goode Memorial must be renovated as a stand-in for Jackson Park land lost to the Obama Center. A public review of the plans is set to begin next month.

Villarreal shares "the Southeast Side with the world" through more than 40 years of sculptures and paintings, which are on display at a West Town center for outsider art until Jan. 8.

Sky teammates Kahleah Copper, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and Dana Evans joined neighborhood leaders in dedicating a renovated softball field at Rosenblum Park.

Owner Jerald Gary needs $1 million to settle his tax debt or the historic South Shore theater could be taken over by the county's land bank. And he needs millions more to restore the theater before it can reopen.

South Siders have pushed city leaders to act faster to safeguard affordable housing near the massive project in Jackson Park. "We cannot wait on IOUs ... for more affordable housing to come later."

Even with the long-awaited ouster of Ellis Lakeview's old management company, Ellis Lakeview residents are "not settling for anything," one tenant said. "We deserve decent housing."

The center at 71st and Jeffery and the shelter near 79th and Saginaw will create "a whole new level of security" for LGBTQ+ South Siders, founder LaSaia Wade said.

About 35 households will take part in the neighborhood sale Saturday in the 6700-7000 blocks of Cregier, Constance, Bennett and Euclid avenues.

Now, the South Side alderperson is working to change the system so no one waits decades for affordable housing again. "Housing is key to everything else that’s wrong with this city," she said.

Ellis Lakeview's management company Integra Affordable Management will be replaced after months of slow-moving repairs. The city's request to put the building into receivership is likely on pause for now.

Organizers have urged attendees to use a bike or public transit to get to the fair, as it coincides with the University of Chicago's commencement weekend.

The free concerts in Harper Court kick off at noon Friday and run monthly through September. Dee Alexander, Denise Thimes, Chuck Webb and Thaddeus Tukes headline the series.

With earmarks returning to Congress this year, Rep. Robin Kelly has requested $550,000 for an independent study into preserving Promontory Point.

City Council accepted $3 million from the university Monday. Ald. Sophia King said she'll use ward money on more cameras and security to complement the university's efforts.