BRIAN NADIG Taft High School is planning to expand its Seventh and Eighth Grade Academic Center — a gifted program that ...

Nearly two million Illinois residents, including more than 12,000 in the 19th Illinois House District, rely on SNAP benefits, ...

Illinois lawmakers are weighing House Bill 4070, a measure that would allow the three lowest‑performing casinos in the state ...

BRIAN NADIG The ribs are back. The beloved Gale Street Inn, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave., will reopen at 4 p.m. Thursday, ...

A local guy is reopening the Gale Street Inn – Chicago, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave., a local landmark that closed last June. Paulo Villabona’s family bought a home in Jefferson Park in 2019, fixed it up ...

Mayor Johnson’s administration plans to shut down the homeless encampment at Legion Park, 3103 W. Peterson Ave., in early 2026, as the city will help those living there find a shelter or housing. “We ...

Alderman Samantha Nugent (39th) is calling for the immediate closure of the homeless encampment at Legion Park following a Nov. 18 fire that destroyed one of the tents. The city’s current plan calls ...

A zoning application recently was filed for the planned Trader Joe’s on the former site of CVS Pharmacy, 6200 W. Higgins Ave., as the grocery store is expected to open in the fall of 2026, according ...

The owner of the new Antioch Pizza Shop opening this month at 5750 N. Milwaukee Ave. will be a familiar face to many local residents. Tom Sadowski grew up near the Nagle-Naples intersection in the ...

Like a true resilient Chicagoan I was excited when snow fell this week and temperatures dropped seemingly out of nowhere. My dog began making figure eights in the yard and I could finally wear my MA-1 ...

A man and a dog were fatally struck by an Amtrak train at about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, near the Edgebrook Metra train station, 5438 W. Devon Ave., according to transportation officials. An ...