Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham

Ring in winter with festivities across the city, from trolley rides and tree lightings to sing-alongs and gingerbread house parties.

Malik Parish and Abdul Ali were charged with first-degree murder in the March 1 shooting of Nyzireya Moore.

The young activist, recognized by former President Barack Obama in 2017, has assembled volunteers across 60 cities to provide bags of essential supplies to people facing homelessness this Giving Tuesday.

CPS spokespeople said district leaders have not made any final decisions, but officials told parents otherwise. Urban Prep's leaders want the state to block CPS' move to gain oversight of the Englewood and Bronzeville campuses.

Nonprofit leaders want to decorate 500 homes this year. You can sign up to help, donate lights or supplies or contribute money to the annual effort.

Knocking gift-buying off your hefty to-do list can make these chilly times a breeze. We've rounded up South Side shops worth the shopping trip.

Lopez is "putting the city first" by removing himself from the ballot so there's less chance of a runoff, he wrote.

As developers, city leaders and Whole Foods officials decide what's next for the shuttered store, some experts think the Albertsons-Kroger merger could complicate efforts to bring a new grocer there.

The move to close its Downtown campus marks the latest blow to the charter network that specializes in serving Black boys on Chicago’s South and West Sides.

The local giveaways are meant to help families in need prepare for Thanksgiving next week.

Pfleger was asked to step down in October as the Archdiocese investigates claims the popular South Side pastor and activist sexually abused a minor.

The stores range from West Lawn to Auburn Gresham to West Garfield Park. The move comes just days after Whole Foods closed its Englewood store.

You can donate to the effort, which will help provide young parents groceries, diapers, transportation to the store and more.

The grocery stores are all on the South or West sides, which have seen five grocery stores close in the past two years. 

As live music played, families and friends explored the four-story lifestyle hub for the first time. “I want people to tell their kids and grandkids about this," a community leader said.

Neighbors filed into Whole Foods for the store's final hours as security escorted patrons off the premises. "They gave up on this community a long time ago," one neighbor said.

Using skills he picked up on YouTube, police officer and chef Kenneth Griffin partnered with teens to build a garden to honor his slain friend. “You can make a difference in your backyard.”

Friday’s event will be an open house celebration where neighbors can roam the four floors of the hub with music and food.

Violence prevention groups can be more effective with the right support, organizer Tyrone Muhammad said. "They should see us as a logical next step to fix the problem that is the violence on our public transportation.”