Pat Dowell

Lucas was instrumental in the creation of the Bronzeville National Heritage Act, which designates a large swath of Bronzeville as a national heritage area.

Community leaders who don't want the school on former public housing land said a site near 17th and Canal streets would be a better fit.

The veteran South Side council member supported Lightfoot in her 2019 campaign, but she is choosing Johnson this time.

The first meeting kicks off 6 p.m. Thursday, and more will follow in the months ahead.

With her challengers disqualified, the alderwoman will spend her fifth and final term focusing on housing and retail for the 43rd Street corridor, she said.

Residents said the area has plenty of gas stations. The proposed station's owner said, "Would they rather keep the lot empty for another 50 years?"

Alderpeople approved a "transit TIF" district covering properties up to a half-mile from the Red Line between Madison Street and Pershing Road.

Challengers Don Davis, Jasmine Roberson and Al Rasho face hearings before the elections board to stay in the race against Dowell, who is seeking her fifth term representing the 3rd Ward.

An online survey is open through Friday.

The initiative is part of a city partnership with Lawndale community groups to expand affordable homeownership options in the neighborhood. Each home will sell for about $250,000.

Four projects on the Near South Side are one step closer to reality, potentially bringing a health care center, plus businesses and homes to the area. The City Council will vote on the proposals Wednesday.

Policy Kings will include apartments, retail and restaurants in the former space of Cain's Barber College. The first stores could open as soon as October.

The coffee shop's owners hosted pop-up events for budding entrepreneurs during the shutdown, and those will continue in the future.

The project received a $75,000 Chicago Community Trust grant for predevelopment planning, which is expected to last two to three years.

Her position leaves just one casino proposal — Rhode Island-based Bally’s plan to build a resort in River West — whose local alderman has not come out against a gambling site in their own ward.

Carjackings in parts of the Near South Side have gone down in 2022, but 3rd Ward residents have raised concerns about if people are being arrested and charged for violent crime.

South Side activist Tyrone Muhammad said the venture will give formerly incarcerated people a path into the industry while allowing them to bypass stringent licensing required for dispensaries selling more potent products.

Increasing the city's real estate transfer tax on property sales of more than $1 million could help house 12,000 families over 10 years, activists said.

Ald. Pat Dowell also plans to use the newly launched channel to share information about community events and businesses.