Bronzeville, Near South Side

Valerie Sherman, known as the South Side Yarn Bomber, is using her crochet skills to support The Forum with a fundraiser and knitting events.

The city saw 30 building fires, 27 garage fires and 293 rubbish fires Sunday night through Monday morning. Many of those fires "can reasonably be considered to be the result of fireworks activity," fire officials said.

"Ida represented the community, and it means a lot to have the community embrace this," Wells' great-granddaughter said Wednesday.

The women were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

"Light of Truth" will be the first monument in the city to honor a Black woman.

Bronzeville's newest cafe offers sandwiches "the way your mom used to make them," and smoothies to keep you energized.

Instead of making assumptions about the people living in unfamiliar and purportedly unsafe neighborhoods, one resident learned important lessons about humanity.

The 41st Street pedestrian bridge was supposed to improve the quality of life for residents. Instead, it's destroying it, neighbors say.

The marchers called for justice for dozens of Black women who have gone missing or been murdered in Chicago. "We don't have the power to find the girls ourselves, so we have to get our voices heard."

Ald. David Moore said the votes are still there to pass an ordinance that would rename Lake Shore Drive after Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — and said attempts to rename the Riverwalk and Millennium Park in its place won't work.

Two years after a federal and local police task force was created to solve the cases of missing and murdered Black women and girls, organizers want to know why more than 50 cases of missing or murdered women have not been solved.

The cafe will host a grand reopening happy hour with music from DJ Sean Doe.

Corpus Christi Catholic Church will close in July, part of a larger effort from the Archdiocese of Chicago to consolidate struggling parishes.

Not all heroes wear capes. They might wear size 2 Air Jordans, though.

Next Man Up aims to be the premier destination for pampering for men. "There's no other place like this where they can learn about self-care and be treated like the kings they are."

Building on the success of last year's virtual program, organizers are bringing it back — and expanding it.

Residents of the two buildings, owned by East Lake Management, say they're fed up. "Why are we being subjected to living as second-class citizens?" one renter said.

This week is expected to be mostly sunny and warm in Chicago, though.

Three projects are proposed for the 449-51 E. 47th St. Neighbors can watch pitch videos and fill out a scorecard to give their input.

The facility will house a number of amenities to keep residents engaged, healthy and connected with one another.