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The 312 Block Party, Live! Chicago, SAUCED Night Market and Chicago Gourmet are also on deck.

The “Anti Riot Fest Fest” Sept. 29 will feature an array of independent bands, including Directrix, Foreign Sunsets, Temp Hold and Thro.

South Side alderpeople introduced the ordinance Thursday. A similar affordable housing protections ordinance for Woodlawn passed in 2021.

The $40 million redevelopment project, a collaboration between two Black-owned firms, could be completed by 2025.

The city is starting a feasibility study to explore the idea as South and West Side grocers continue to close, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

The Englewood Jazz Festival, Mexican Independence Day Parade and Connect South Shore Arts Fest are also back this weekend.

South Shore’s free, annual arts festival returns Saturday and Sunday to 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support Bryan Jackson's two young children.

Six writers will "let the lid off the id" with their essays — and South Siders can take in new perspectives — as Spill Your Guts debuts Wednesday at Woodlawn Tap.

Millions of common green darner dragonflies are migrating across Lake Michigan on their journey from Canada to the Gulf Coast and looking for a place their larvae can survive.

Former President Barack Obama asked the golf legend to take on the course overhaul near the Obama Presidential Center. Now, foundation officials say they're not involved in the project and are "singularly focused" on opening the center.

A Pilsen Malört Fest, Asian film festival, Madison Row block party and a tour of Avondale-Logan Square thrift shops are also on deck.

Work on the 43rd Street storefront office is expected to be completed by mid-September. Robinson is one of a few freshman City Council members who have not opened a ward office.

After Black women with health issues gathered for 12 weeks to cook low-sodium, veggie-rich meals, organizers hope to find funding to expand the program to other neighborhoods.

The city plans to move 300 migrants into Chicago Lake Shore Hotel in Kenwood as soon as Friday. But a lack of transparency and other concerns stirred tensions at a raucous meeting.

The Chicago Jazz Festival, Taste Of Polonia, Fiesta Boricua and rescheduled Queer Fam Pride Jam are also on tap.

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.

Freddie Mac have accused Apex Chicago IL of willfully neglecting the apartment building and want the company out. The landlord asked for a new judge in the court case, postponing a decision about the fate of the building.

The Chicago Lake Shore Hotel could house more than 300 migrants, but Ald. Desmon Yancy said he has "very, very limited info" on the city's plans.