On Sept. 14, the Obama CBA Coalition introduced a new affordable housing ordinance for South Shore residents, building on their nearly decade-long fight to prevent the displacement of longtime Black residents living near the Obama Presidential Center.
Justice of the Pies, a bakery known for its sweet and savory pies, quiches and tarts, will officially open Sept. 1 in Avalon Park.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget address, in mid-October, will be an important test of his progressive bona fides.
80-year-old Diana Graham, and other vulnerable residents, are looking to city officials for more assistance to help them survive the heat.
On Thursday, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability named three candidates for CPD superintendent after 120-day search.
The Chicago Torture Justice Memorial will receive $1.8 million in grant funding from the Mellon Foundation and additional public funds to complete its long-anticipated monument for victims of police violence.
Preservation efforts survived an proposed ordinance that would have curtailed home museums, but now funding is needed.
The City Council passed a $51 million funding measure to help asylum seekers despite some opposition from Black residents and alders.
The council will meet again next week to consider the funding proposal.
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