Lincoln Park, Old Town

Several DePaul students have been robbed in four separate holdups over the last two weekends.

DePaul's stone building at 804 W. Belden Ave. was once the site of the Young Lords' week-long protest against gentrification in Lincoln Park.

Ald. Brian Hopkins also wants a ban on all future liquor licenses along Wells Street in Old Town, saying neighbors and police have had enough of rowdiness and disorderly behavior.

City Council voted to approve the 131-unit development across from Steppenwolf Theater, which faced fierce opposition from neighbors and has since been scaled down.

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

Developers wanted to build a dispensary with 16 apartments above it along Wells Street, but Ald. Brian Hopkins refused to sign off on a needed zoning change.

One student was punched in the face before a robber made off with her belongings.

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.

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

Participants will be able to try wine and food from several Lincoln Park businesses, with pedicabs and child care available.

PHOTOS: The all-ages Pride festival featured drag makeovers, house music dance lessons, LGBTQ+-owned vendors and other activities.

Steppenwolf Theatre laid off 13 full-time employees and closed seven open positions as the theater company faces declining revenue streams.

You can hike native Illinois prairies with bison, search for microbes in the Chicago River or kayak for free at Bubbly Creek.

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.

Long waits for food and insufficient crowd control led to some people abandoning TV personality Steve Dolinksy's food fest on Saturday — despite dropping $100 on tickets. But by Sunday, things ran smoothly, others said.

The Lincoln Yards Pickleball Pop-Up, 1685 N. Throop St., will be open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily through the end of November.

Caché's owners promise the cocktail lounge will be a low-key environment for business professionals to hang out, but neighbors worry it will exacerbate Wells Street's problems with drunken unruliness.

Celebrate the end of August with Pizza City Fest at the Salt Shed, the Thalia Hall Block party, Cultivate Festival, a Hyde Park flea market, a Humboldt Park salsa band concert and more.