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The grants are designed to support businesses that provide services lacking on the West Side. The program has awarded $1.8 million in grants over five years.

Monique Scott was appointed to lead the ward in June, replacing her brother Michael Scott.

Passes for the two-day festival at Northerly Island are on sale now, starting at $169 for the weekend.

Neighbors can participate in activities and discussions about the interior and exterior design of the wellness center, a cornerstone of the $50 million project.

The Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute has received a $324,000 grant, but advocates say more funding is needed.

Shatondrea Cox received $184,000 through a city grant for the 14Fourty Bar and Grill. She hopes to open in September.

The fest is moving to the opposite side of the city after it drew the ire of neighbors who got fenced out of Douglass Park for weeks at a time because of music fests.

The project at what was called Mount Henry will include an industrial park, community park and a job training center.

The debris covered the sidewalk and road and crashed on top of cars at the scene.

Structural racism has created decades of poorer health for West Siders. The $50 million Sankofa Wellness Village will help address those issues through better health care, grocery options and more.

Officers shot Javontay Kindred following a foot chase Monday, officials said. Safe Passage workers said Kindred once attended the school near where the shooting occurred.

“It plays like a video clip that is on repeat in their minds forever,” said nonviolence expert Cliff Nellis. "It can affect sleep, focus at school and lead to drug addictions to self-medicate from the trauma.”

The Sankofa Village Wellness Center could break ground by the end of the year. The entire village could be complete by 2025.

ComEd has partnered with a racial equity nonprofit to help North Lawndale residents buy electric scooters, vehicles and other modes of transport.

The plans were created with transit-oriented development in mind, maximizing the location’s proximity to the Green Line and other public transit options.

Women of color from around the world will have their art displayed. The pieces focus on social justice issues.

Three people were safely evacuated from the building, but one person was hospitalized after being bitten by a dog running away from the fire, officials said.

The $31 million sports campus will open in the spring with a baseball diamond and batting practice area, basketball courts, an esports lab and more.

The West Side thoroughfare could get new sidewalks, bike stations, improved lighting, seating areas and landscaping under the plan.

The campus will be used to train first responders from the Police and Fire departments. It features a "tactical village" that resembles a neighborhood.