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If passed by City Council, restaurants and bars will be able to once again operate patio service in the "curb lane" outside their businesses.

The $2.5 million in private grants will help hundreds of local groups host "fun, safe" programs for young people this summer across the South and West sides, Johnson said.

You can also check out the Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest, a South Side chili cook-off, Mayfestiversary and a Star Wars burlesque comedy show.

City Council was expected to earmark $51 million to help newly arrived migrants, but three alderpeople delayed the vote.

Alderpeople overwhelmingly supported a City Council leadership structure backed by Johnson, less than two months after attempting to install their own committee chairs.

The Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initiative should be expanded citywide, supporters said. The program sees officers interact more with residents.

The election brought more openly LGBTQ+ people, progressives, first-time politicians and younger officials into the City Council fold.

School districts around the state will have to offer full-day kindergarten to families with children between 4 and 6 years old by the 2027-28 school year if the bill is signed into law.

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez has said he wants to see more students earn two-year degrees before graduation as part of a broader push to strengthen Chicago’s career and technical education offerings.

Alderpeople are expected to vote on Johnson's picks to lead City Council's committees and $51 million to help migrants.

Rush medical students are teaching Chicagoans how to give CPR, administer Narcan and bandage gunshot wounds while waiting for emergency help.

Despite troubles with the city's airport operations and contracting, the City Council hasn't met to discuss the issues in more than eight months.

With construction underway on four major roadways, commuters are reporting two-hour travels each way to work.

The indoor closures will run until at least June 23. While the Park District said its goal is to reopen all pools then, it's unclear if it will have the staff to do so.

The disruption at stations has created a juggling of duties for officers, some of whom feel frustrated there's still no word from the city about what they should do.

A cold front will make the city a bit chillier after Tuesday's peak, though.

By the time the committee finally convened, families in need were sleeping on police station floors. Even then, the committee didn't take action.

“We expected levels of exposure to gun violence to be high — but not this high. Our findings are frankly startling and disturbing,” a researcher said.

Marge Summit, a community organizer and bar owner, forced people to reckon with their prejudice against LGBTQ+ people in creative ways.