Bronzeville, Near South Side

Pavielle Driver, principal at Air Force Academy High School, and Christopher Shelton, principal at STEM Academy High School, are being considered to lead the overhauled, CPS-led campus of the lauded all-boys charter school

The free meals will be available the first Friday of each month for professionals in uniform — or with ID — while supplies last.

The Support Group has helped thousands of Chicago teens through entrepreneur camps, basketball clinics and work opportunities. "More funding needs to come to our communities for programs like this," its founder said.

The "Redefining Redlining" art installation brought 100,000 tulips to a vacant Washington Park lot where 21 homes once stood.

There's also a launch party for a Chicago brewery, an Edgebrook art and wine walk and a 5K through Ravenswood and Lincoln Square.

The new bridge is similar in design to the 41st Street Bridge and is wheelchair accessible.

There will be hot dogs, burgers and chips, along with food vendors. Attendees will be updated on the trail's progress.

Frank Logan spent years believing school was out of reach until a major life change presented him the chance to try again. He's graduating from Harold Washington College in May.

But the charter school network that serves Black boys said Wednesday it filed a lawsuit to keep control of two South Side high schools.

The award from JPMorgan Chase will help the collective expand the ChiFresh Kitchen and start two worker co-ops.

City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the much-anticipated Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts.

The $81.8 million Invest South/West project is adjacent to the 43rd Street Green Line station near Prairie Avenue, making it the first equitable transit-oriented development on the South Side.

The Point's limestone steps have been at the center of the effort to landmark the park in recent years. The City Council's zoning committee approved the landmark proposal Tuesday.

The five-building project is planned for a commercial corridor where the neighborhood Walmart recently closed. Developers hope to bring Black-owned businesses there.

As the weather warms up, large groups of teens gather Downtown. But the meetups have also seen violence in past years, fueling debate among officials over how and when young people gather.

Smaller grocery stores were forced to close after Walmart opened in Chatham in 2012, Father Michael Pfleger said at a protest Thursday. “Now the bully pulls out and says it doesn’t want to be here anymore."

Customers and local leaders are scrambling to find alternatives for groceries, prescriptions and other necessities in the wake of the mega chain's decision to abruptly shutter four of its eight Chicago stores.

Earlybird weekend passes start at $75. The lineup will be announced later.

The stores are closing due to years of poor sales, company officials said. Elected leaders rebuked the move, saying the company was abandoning neighborhoods already lacking grocery stores and pharmacies.

Makafui Searcy spent years watching his mother build a life for their family as a fashion designer. Now, he is striking out on his own with a bold mission.