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A woman who said disgraced priest Robert Boley abused her at the defunct St. Cyril Catholic School in Woodlawn "demonstrated tremendous courage coming forward," her attorneys said. Boley was linked to other abuse scandals in Los Angeles before working in Chicago.

The 40+ Double Dutch Club's retreat Saturday will bring women from across the country to Pullman to jump rope, hula hoop, hopscotch and more.

The commitment to maintain affordable housing at Jackson Park Terrace comes as Woodlawn residents work to prevent displacement amid the Obama Center’s construction.

Fan, a 20-year-old incoming junior at UChicago, visited campus last week to celebrate his safe return, the university's undergraduate dean said.

The free festival will have live jazz performances, food, vendors and more Saturday on a few blocks of Paxton and Oglesby Avenues.

Organizer DeJada Daily got the idea for the free store at Sista Afya's Juneteenth barbecue, where attendees discussed their mental health struggles and day-to-day needs.

A $3.6 billion plan would extend the Red Line nearly 6 miles from 95th Street to 130th Street. As the CTA pushes forward, Far South Siders hope the extension will bring the jobs and development they were promised.

During a career that spanned 69 years, Sagan owned dozens of papers, none more treasured than his first, the Hyde Park Herald. Now, he's passing the torch to nonprofit South Side Weekly to run it.

The Chicago Board of Education voted to retain the Southeast Side teachers after CPS officials sought to fire them. Instead, the board gave them a warning.

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and Caldecott Honor recipient E.B. Lewis will headline a day of free workshops, giveaways, live performances and more.

Chicago Public Schools officials said Chuck Stark and Lauren Bianchi showed "poor judgment and bias," offering students incentives to attend protests. The George Washington High School teachers called the allegations "bogus."

"Regular people — normal people who are good critical thinkers like Hannah — can make a difference," said Jesse Sinaiko, Hayes' partner for nearly three decades.

The five-week series kicks off Sunday and runs weekly through Aug. 21. "It’s bringing culture to the community," the park's council president said.

The program will be piloted in a Crandon Avenue building to make repairs and stabilize the homeowner association’s finances. But Obama CBA organizers have criticized the move.

The sweets shop has missed out on much of its key summer season, but owner Jackie Jackson is ready to "step out on faith" and bring Kilwins back to the neighborhood by Friday, she said.

The city's "driving role" in facilitating General Iron's exit from Lincoln Park benefited the mostly white community at Black and Latino South Siders' expense, federal officials said.

Loved ones of Keith Cooper, who was killed in July 2021 in an attempted carjacking, have organized a fund to support young artists, entrepreneurs and tradespeople.

If passed, the fund would direct $5 million of affordable housing funds per year toward loans and grants for struggling homeowners associations and residents of shared-ownership housing.

South Siders also face "strikingly high" rates of chronic disease, lack access to mental health services and have higher mortality rates for a host of health issues, according to the report.

The groundbreaking author of "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" will be celebrated around the South Side on Wednesday, on what would have been his 92nd birthday.