Roderick Sawyer

The Greater Chatham Initiative debuted the delivery service Tuesday. It will cut out third-party platforms to hire locally and help Black business owners earn a profit.

With all 27 precincts reporting, Hall held 57.8 percent of the vote to challenger Richard Wooten's 42.1 percent. 

Sawyer, who will step down in May, supported efforts to remove police officers from schools, create local police councils and establish long-term solutions for gun violence.

Richard Wooten and William Hall beat nine candidates in a crowded race to represent parts of West Woodlawn, Chatham, Park Manor, West Chesterfield, Grand Crossing, Auburn Gresham and Englewood.

In a conversation with Block Club, the 6th Ward alderman said he'd reform the city’s TIF system and Invest South/West program and intentionally focus on equity citywide. 

Eleven candidates, most from Chatham and West Chesterfield, hope to make the 6th Ward a destination for booming economic development, thriving schools and safer streets.

The business awaits a state license — but it could still happen, leaders said.

GN bank closed its Chatham branch in 2020 because of closed accounts and a decline in transactions, company leaders said. It is open for limited services.

The $1.8 million community center will have showers, a clinic and storage space for youth to get the services they need, and a music studio, art space and yoga room for relaxation.

The South Side alderman vowed to tackle the city's crime and would fire Police Supt. David Brown. "The city is lacking in terms of what people want to see in leadership," Sawyer said.

Blakemore said he hadn't had a birthday party since he was 10. A community group made sure he celebrated his 80th in style.

Residents at three Chatham apartments said BSD Realty is responsible for the decaying state of their buildings and illegally removing tenants from their units.

"How are you paying attention to Englewood when you have three or four other communities to monitor?" a longtime resident said. "We need to get aldermen in one big area and say, 'OK, this is Englewood.'” 

The cultivation site would grow cannabis and infuse it into products, like hard candy and drinks. The product would be sent to dispensaries across the state.

Two investors want to bring a gas station to vacant land at 6700 S. Halsted St. But as neighbors push back, developers question what's next.

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

Supporters of CPAC and GAPA, two proposals to create civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, are negotiating towards a compromise ordinance to fend off a third measure set to be introduced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Local businessmen and volunteers are stepping up to stand watch at neighborhood gas stations as part of "Operation Safe Pump."

“We have to get that police budget down and increase education funding, increase social service funding, increase all the other things that would probably result in fewer police being needed."