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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.

New York has a Rat Czar. Other cities are trying new trapping methods. But the “rattiest city in America” can’t keep up with skyrocketing rodent complaints, data shows.

A group of real estate companies managed by a north suburban woman has racked up hundreds of rat-related tickets on properties — many on Chicago’s South and West sides.

The local Black-owned coffee chain chose the West Side youth center BUILD as the location for its newest cafe.

The Leaders Network Financial Credit Union, expected to open in February, will provide financial counseling and access to capital in an area that's historically been overlooked by banks.

The Community Center for Teaching and Learning will help the satellite campus welcome up to 2,000 students and boost much-needed education in health fields.

Four disaster recovery centers have opened in the Chicago area following July's major storms. Benefits are also available for people who lost work because of the storms.

The competing projects, Garfield Gather And Westgate, include mixed-use buildings anchored by a grocery store that developers say would revitalize the area after years of disinvestment.

The Town Hall district station in Lakeview, where a similar misconduct allegation against officers surfaced in July, has also been reopened to asylum seekers awaiting space in local shelters.

At KS’Sandwiches, owner Kevin “K-Smoove” Woodard specializes in a sandwich with shaved turkey, garlic mustard cheddar sauce and, of course, a bread roll dipped in au jus.

The cost of food, staff shortages and other issues are forcing restaurants to make tough choices, owners said. "It's a constant battle."

The sports bar, which underwent extensive renovations two years ago, was shut down this month with no timetable on its reopening.

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Local leaders praised the facility, which includes a NBA-sized basketball court, teaching kitchen, recording studio, gaming computers, hangout spaces and a rooftop garden.

Residents and businesses affected by the flooding can receive grants, low-cost loans and other help to cover damages. But the federal agency overseeing relief will never request money or a Social Security number.

The scholarships were handed out to 44 high school and college students who were born, raised or connected to the city's West Side.