Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town

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PHOTOS: After banks pulled funding, the Parson's team built the restaurant by hand. "We did everything ourselves. It's all about survival."

Estate sales slowed to a halt during the pandemic, so Chicago Estate Providers decided to bring the sale to the people with a store full of vintage and antique items.

Sam Royko's 2016 Audi was carjacked Jan. 16. On Saturday, he got a $100 "final determination" speed camera ticket letter from the city.

The cafe draws inspiration from Jacqueline Mancias' French-Creole heritage and is an extension of the Portage Park cafe of the same name opened in 2018. "We always go back to our roots," she said.

Helendora Samuels and Robert Magiet plan to hand out baskets and meals from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. April 3 in various locations throughout the city.

Installation boundaries are North Avenue to the north, Kinzie Street to the south, Damen Avenue to the west and Racine Avenue to the east.

Clean beauty can be "intimidating" and the self care world is often perceived as "exclusive." Emma Zwissler hopes to change that.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan would require 20 percent affordable units in some new developments, but a competing plan backed by aldermen seeks a minimum affordable requirement of 30 percent.

"No worker should have to choose between keeping their job and getting the COVID-19 vaccine," the mayor said.

Though they are closing their current storefront, the George sisters plan to reopen in the neighborhood: "This does not mean we are leaving you."

The city has cut off its supply of doses to the provider, Innovative Express Care, according to the health department.

The Big Mini, a nine-hole indoor mini golf course with a full bar, opens at 1302 N. Milwaukee Ave. on Friday.

Some homeowners bought their buildings in the '70s and '80s. But gentrification has made their property tax bills bigger than a mortgage — and they don't qualify for valuable tax breaks.

The 2021 outdoor market will begin in May and run weekly through October.

Novak Construction is marketing the site to "anyone who has an interest in the space," whether that's a commercial or residential developer.

Neighbors hope to raise an additional $20,000 in the next month: "All we have are parks and our public spaces. We want them to be nice for everybody."

Monthly operating costs for the 103-year-old Wicker Park theater — which has been closed since March 2020 — are $12,000.

Brian Strauss' lawsuit alleged former 1st Ward Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno inappropriately downzoned the Wicker Park building. A court disagreed.

The mural-painted panels designed by artist Sick Fisher will be preserved by the city, the local alderman said.