Barbara Flynn Currie, Hyde Park’s state legislator for 4 decades, dies at 85 | Evening Digest
Barbara Flynn Currie, who represented Hyde Park and surrounding South Side lakefront communities in the Illinois House for…
Hyde Parkers stage neighborhood ‘No Kings’ march | Evening Digest
A group of about 20 Hyde Parkers who couldn’t make it to Grant Park for Chicago’s “No Kings”…
Hyde Bark Play Park to close next week | Evening Digest
Hyde Bark Play Park, a boutique doggy day care, will close its doors on March 20 after a…
POWER Act: Lawmakers seek to regulate new data centers’ power, water usage | Evening Digest
CHICAGO — Amid concerns about data centers’ impact on prices, electricity supplies and the environment, two Illinois lawmakers…
Evictions may fuel gun violence, new U. of C. study finds | Evening Digest
Evictions may be a key—and often overlooked—factor shaping gun violence in Chicago, according to a new University of…
DCASE turns the page after harassment findings against former commissioner | Evening Digest
Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is under new leadership after a city investigation substantiated…
Kaegi, Rogers spar at Rainbow PUSH over soaring property tax bills | News
Property tax bills that have surged across some of Chicago’s South and West Side neighborhoods sparked a recent…
Starbucks closing some Chicago stores amid nationwide restructuring | Evening Digest
Hyde Park’s 55th Street Starbucks closed its doors for good last Saturday, one of more than a dozen…
Remembering Bruce Sagan | Evening Digest
Bruce Sagan, who died on Sunday at the age of 96, had two great loves: his wife (and…
Chicago Public Schools enrollment drops, preliminary data show | Evening Digest
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