Michelle Harris

Derek Dudley, producer of Showtime’s “The Chi,” is a partner in the “state-of-the-art" media campus, which aims to open in fall 2024 near 79th Street and Stony Island Avenue.

Sean Flynn, former chief of staff to Ald. David Moore, and Linda Hudson, who led the Avalon Park Advisory Council, will face off against Harris, who is seeking a fifth term.

Flynn hopes to oust the four-term City Council veteran representing the 8th Ward. But Harris said she's "absolutely, positively not going anywhere."

Alderpeople who backed a ward map proposed by the City Council's Rules Committee are putting their map on the June 28 primary election ballot, going head to head with the map created by the Latino Caucus.

The head of the City Council Black Caucus fired back that the Latino Caucus map proposal would "reduce the gains the Black community has made in Chicago."

Representatives with Nipsey’s Restaurant & Lounge will appear in a disciplinary hearing Feb. 25, but are calling on Ald. Michelle Harris (8th) to help resolve the issue before then.

The two sides emerged without a compromise, sniping that the other wasn’t open to negotiations. If they can't compromise, Chicagoans will vote on competing proposals in June.

City Council has until mid-May to work out a compromise, otherwise Chicago voters could be asked to choose the next ward map.

Nipsey’s Restaurant & Lounge in Burnside has only been around one year. Neighbors say problems started almost immediately, while a restaurant leader said the alderman is trying to sabotage the business.

The Rules Committee map draws several competitors of aldermen out of their wards. Ald. Michelle Harris said individual aldermen have to defend their maps. "I’ve not said ‘Did you take this church out? Did you put this church in?' ... It’s their map."

The Latino population has grown in Chicago while the Black population has declined. Latino Caucus members say that means there should be more majority Latino wards — but that shouldn't come at the cost of Black representation, opponents say.

Community organizers have blasted alderpeople for not seeking enough public input to draw the newest ward boundaries. The City Council has until Dec. 1 to approve a new map with enough backers to avoid sending it to voters.

The money will go towards revamping the organization's Chatham headquarters.

Villegas' resignation comes 18 months into Lightfoot's first term. Under a newly created position, Ald. George Cardenas will serve as deputy floor leader.

The store at 8810 S. Stony Island Ave. was one of several hit by looters this year, forcing the family-owned business to permanently shut its doors after over 60 years.

Residents said they've asked for more officers in the Calumet Heights area as carjackings surge. But local leaders and police haven't been responsive.

Thirty-four of Montclare's one-bedroom units will be subsidized by the Chicago Housing Authority.

The diner will be just the second full-service dining option in the 8th Ward. It's expected to open in 2021.

The mobile testing site at 7522 S. Greenwood Ave. is coordinated by New Life Covenant Church Southeast, Howard Brown Health and Ald. Michelle Harris.