Stephanie Coleman

Coleman won 77.5 percent of the vote over her two challengers, easily avoiding a runoff.

Police officer Carolynn D. Crump and nonprofit leader Eddie Johnson will go toe-to-toe with Coleman in February in hopes of leading the South Side ward.

Neighbors can weigh in on the designs for the new field house and water spray at community meetings next year, a spokesperson said.

Otis Woods, Carolynn Denise Crump and Eddie Johnson will face the elections board this week as they try to continue their challenges against Coleman, who is seeking her second term.

Neighbors discussed the fate of the Whole Foods Market storefront at a grocery town hall. The next operator shouldn’t have the same opportunity to leave, Ald. Jeanette Taylor said.

Employees received a 60-day notice Tuesday, an employee said. Whole Foods representatives announced in April the store would shut down but didn't provide a date.

The 4,000-square-foot retail shop was developed by the E.G. Woode collective. "We're changing the trajectory of Englewood," one entrepreneur said.

Ald. Stephanie Coleman created the celebration after noticing a lack of family-fun festivals in Englewood: "We deserve this."

Alexander Podgorny was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after police responded to a shots fired report and found several weapons, including an AR-15, in his minivan, police said. But more charges might be coming down soon, Supt. David Brown 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.

"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.'” 

Alberta Brooks was born in the South, worked as a maid in the North and became a homeowner in Chicago, raising 10 kids. "I’m still here, and I hope that I can still do things and live to see 101."

The all-day party kicks off Sept. 18 at 63rd and Halsted: "This is your chance to see how Englewood does it in true style, fashion and swag."

In Evanston, longtime residents and their families who are descendants of enslaved people can get $50,000 per household to buy or fix up a home.

Four proposals center around repurposing the former firehouse near 63rd and Halsted. Residents can share feedback on the proposals through online surveys until Thursday.

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

The Census in the Ward event is noon-3 p.m. Tuesday at the southwest corner of 63rd and Halsted streets.

Community members are invited to share poetry, songs and other creative expressions to remember the lives of Chicago children lost to gun violence.

The $2.7 million project is just one part of the plan Moore has for the 115 year-old park.