2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1518+ words) CHICAGO — With the recent ascent of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other high-profile election wins nationwide, members of the Democratic Socialists of America are hoping their movement will play a major role in the Chicago mayor and City Council…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (884+ words) CHINATOWN — Residents are fighting against a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility they say could have significant environmental consequences for their communities. More than 100 neighbors packed into Pui Tak Center, 2216 S. Wentworth Ave., for a meeting hosted by the Coalition for a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (896+ words) CHICAGO — Roughly half of the 45 candidates running for the Chicago school board have signed a pledge to adopt a three-year ban on artificial intelligence use by CPS students and educators. Crafted by a local nonprofit, the pledge also calls for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) CHICAGO — The city has launched a grant program to boost fresh food providers as leaders look to address grocery access issues following the closure of several South and West side stores. The Neighborhood Market Grant Program was announced Friday by…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (820+ words) CHICAGO — A Chicago real estate company has agreed to change how its agents evaluate apartment-seekers with government subsidies after it was sued for alleged discrimination. Five renters brought the lawsuit in 2025, saying they were ignored or turned away after seeking…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (948+ words) CITY HALL — Mayor Brandon Johnson again blasted his City Council opponents on Tuesday for promoting “speculative, untested” budget ideas he said has left the city with a major spending hole — while also announcing a plan to refinance bonds to close…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (800+ words) BRIDGEPORT — Some neighbors are up in arms over Amtrak’s plan to relocate its maintenance facility from the South Loop to Bridgeport, a move that could leave the neighborhood with a new industrial facility — and without a major league baseball team....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (514+ words) DOWNTOWN — City officials laid out a more detailed timeline Thursday for repairs and improvements to the former Greyhound bus station, offering new details about when work will begin and what riders can expect. The city approved the $19.2 million purchase of…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (908+ words) NORTH CENTER — Residents who say they were victims of misconduct during Operation Midway Blitz — along with lawyers and immigration advocates in Chicago —escalated a months-long push for local accountability Monday by filing nine police reports alleging crimes by immigration agents....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1260+ words) DOWNTOWN — Inside his attorney’s office in Chicago, a young Somali man named Omar sat with his lawyer in front of a monitor listening to an immigration judge from Fort Worth, Texas. The judge was asking a series of questions to…...