Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore

You can usher in April with a cleanup event, an anti-war benefit and more.

Hairston's brief sendoff touted the Obama Center, Regal Mile Studios, Local Market in South Shore, the Greater Grand Crossing library and other projects in the 5th Ward during her 24-year tenure.

The two men will face each other in the April 4 runoff.

From calming candles to Florida Water, these small business owners are centering self-care.

Aldermanic candidates Desmon Yancy and Martina “Tina” Hone discussed how they’ll improve public safety and offer more resources for residents in the 5th Ward at a forum.

Transgender Day of Visibility is an international awareness day celebrating the lives and contributions of trans people while highlighting issues the community faces.

Library branches in Kenwood, Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Edgewater now offer mental health services for residents in need.

Space for arts and music, a café, rentable offices, athletic courts, programs for older people, a demonstration kitchen and much more are planned for the $32 million center.

You can also shop at a farmers market, watch a Double Dutch competition and check out a Woman's History Month art show.

Nonprofit Future Ties, once based out of the Parkway Gardens complex, is behind the $7 million project.

Desmon Yancy and Martina “Tina” Hone will face off April 4 to replace retiring Ald. Leslie Hairston after defeating nine challengers last month.

Just weeks after the busy intersection reopened, crews will close all but one lane in each direction at DuSable Lake Shore and 57th drives for about two months.

The driver was last seen going west on 79th Street, police said.

A Holi celebration, St. Patrick's Day brunch party and nautical flea market are also on tap.

The funds will be used to care for more than 5,000 migrants who have been mostly bused to Chicago from Texas.

By about 100 votes, Butler prevailed over attorney Ebony Lucas to squeak into the head-to-head contest with Robinson. They are vying to replace Ald. Sophia King, who gave up her council seat to run for mayor.

Latto and Buckzz filmed on the 9 as the two previewed a new verse for "Mouskatool," Buckzz's single with local rappers Amari Blaze, Moni Da G and Kashh Mirr.

About 90 percent of voters supported a South Shore community benefits agreement and "truly affordable housing" on a large, city-owned lot in Woodlawn in the Feb. 28 election.

You can celebrate the Persian New Year, make your own sushi, attend a vintage market and more.