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Hyde Park Jazz Festival Fans Out Across The Neighborhood This Weekend
The free festival runs all weekend with a Nikki Giovanni and Javon Jackson collaboration, performances by "jazz masters" Kenny Barron and Louis Hayes, a set dedicated to late trumpeter jaimie branch and more.
8:34 AM CDT41 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Randolph Street Market, Beverly Art Walk, Oktoberfests And More
The 312 Block Party, Live! Chicago, SAUCED Night Market and Chicago Gourmet are also on deck.
8:32 AM CDTLocal Bands Host Show In Solidarity With West Siders Against Riot Fest’s Use Of Douglass Park
The “Anti Riot Fest Fest” Sept. 29 will feature an array of independent bands, including Directrix, Foreign Sunsets, Temp Hold and Thro.
Obama Center Gentrification Fears Lead To South Shore Affordable Housing Ordinance Proposal
South Side alderpeople introduced the ordinance Thursday. A similar affordable housing protections ordinance for Woodlawn passed in 2021.
Historic Washington Park National Bank Building Gets Approval To Build Luxury Offices
The $40 million redevelopment project, a collaboration between two Black-owned firms, could be completed by 2025.
City-Owned Grocery Store Could Be Coming To Chicago’s Food Deserts
The city is starting a feasibility study to explore the idea as South and West Side grocers continue to close, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
31 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Riot Fest, Ravenswood ArtWalk, Film Festivals And More
The Englewood Jazz Festival, Mexican Independence Day Parade and Connect South Shore Arts Fest are also back this weekend.
Connect South Shore Festival Returns This Weekend With Music, Community Painting, Rollerskating
South Shore’s free, annual arts festival returns Saturday and Sunday to 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard.
After Body Of Missing Boater Found At Promontory Point, Heartbroken Family Asks For Help
A GoFundMe has been set up to support Bryan Jackson's two young children.
At ‘Spill Your Guts’ Live, Storytellers Encouraged To Be Their Weird Selves In A Judgement-Free Zone
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.
Dragonflies Seem To Be Everywhere Along Chicago’s Lakefront. Here’s Why.
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.
Obama Foundation Backs Away From Tiger Woods Golf Course In Jackson Park
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.
32 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Taste Of Chicago, Printers Row Lit Fest And More
A Pilsen Malört Fest, Asian film festival, Madison Row block party and a tour of Avondale-Logan Square thrift shops are also on deck.
Ald. Lamont Robinson Opening Kenwood Ward Office This Month
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.
Black Women Chef Up Healthy Recipes To Address Hypertension In South Side Study
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.
Kenwood Migrant Shelter Will Bring Families Out Of Police Stations, But Some Neighbors Fiercely Oppose Plan
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.
23 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Labor Day Parades, ARC Music Festival, Bike The Drive And More
The Chicago Jazz Festival, Taste Of Polonia, Fiesta Boricua and rescheduled Queer Fam Pride Jam are also on tap.
Why Chicago Is Losing The War On Rats
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.
Ellis Lakeview’s Owners Delay Court Decision On Seizing Control Of Troubled Kenwood Building
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.
Kenwood Hotel To Become Migrant Shelter As Soon As Next Week, Alderman Says
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.