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Poet and activist Britteney Kapri wants to bring a dispensary to the Westside Justice Center, which her family owns. Kapri is granddaughter of former Uptown Ald. Helen Shiller.

Master gardeners judged the gardens based on their enviornmental sustainability, beauty, creativity and community engagement.

The Chicago Community Garden Association will visit four West Side gardens where neighbors can learn tips and techniques to grow their own crops.

New Landmark Missionary Baptist Church's gun violence trauma center offers traditional counseling services as well as music and art therapy plus yoga and meditation.

Chicago's "environmental justice neighborhoods" were identified in a new study, which will help inform how the city develops communities overburdened by pollution and industry.

The three-day festival didn't sell out completely, but it was hard to tell from the huge crowds that invaded Douglass Park this weekend.

The massive project includes bike lanes, trash cans, street resurfacing and more. Some business owners have scaled back hours or temporarily closed as construction limits parking and foot traffic.

The “Anti Riot Fest Fest” Sept. 29 will feature an array of independent bands, including Directrix, Foreign Sunsets, Temp Hold and Thro.

The city is starting a feasibility study to explore the idea as South and West Side grocers continue to close, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

The Englewood Jazz Festival, Mexican Independence Day Parade and Connect South Shore Arts Fest are also back this weekend.

Seventy local acts applied to the "Beyond the Fest" contest to get a coveted festival slot, and three will appear this weekend on a Riot Fest stage.

The Douglass Park event has generated fierce pushback for years, but many support it amid pledges to scale back noise and traffic, better clean up the park and maintain public access.

The event is set for 6 p.m. Monday at Kelvyn Park High School. FEMA officials will be on-site to help residents set up appointments and fill out and appeal applications.

The annual community fishing event gives youth and their families the chance to bond with firefighters and police officers.

A Pilsen Malört Fest, Asian film festival, Madison Row block party and a tour of Avondale-Logan Square thrift shops are also on deck.

The pilot program matching 100 neighbors with local pantries for two monthly food deliveries is continuing for another six months, officials said.

The facility was supposed to open in late 2022 but was pushed back, frustrating neighbors eager for the hundreds of promised jobs. One neighbor is suing in a last-ditch effort to block its opening.

Elaine Bell-Quinn has been transforming her dilapidated childhood home into the garden she's always dreamed of, including a safe space for cats and produce for the neighborhood.

Formerly known as the Chicago Children's Choir, Uniting Voices Chicago encourages children of all ages and backgrounds to participate with sliding scale pay grades.