Can This Wellness Center Help West Siders Live Longer? Sankofa Village Aims To Do Just That
WEST GARFIELD PARK — The latest effort to address the West Side’s life expectancy gap is now open:…
Southwest Side Business Corridors Getting Financial Boost To Recover From Midway Blitz
LITTLE VILLAGE — Three important commercial corridors on the Southwest Side are getting a financial boost to support…
How The CHIditarod Shopping Cart Race Is Fighting Hunger In The ‘Silliest Way Possible’
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — Like so many children, Anna Villanyi loved to hop atop grocery carts and race them…
A Chicago Man Had A Pending Green Card Application. Agents Still Detained Him During Midway Blitz
CHICAGO — The arrest of a Chicago husband and landscaper by immigration agents this fall — despite him…
Proposed Crosstown Bike Trail Gains Traction But Needs Anti-Gentrification Measures, Some Say
OLD IRVING PARK — Plans to bring a 606-style rails-to-trails project to the Far Northwest Side have gained…
Gotham Gaming Wants To Break Down Barriers In Chicago’s Gaming Scene
CHICAGO — Wicker Park resident Clementina Salucci took up gaming as an adult, drawn to the community it…
Harvest Moon Walk Aims To Shine A Light On Avondale’s Forgotten Riverfront History
AVONDALE — A harvest moon walk Sunday aims to highlight the Avondale riverfront’s overlooked history and bring together…
Site Of Chicago Black Panther Party Headquarters Honored With Plaque: ‘They Were Doers’
NEAR WEST SIDE — The headquarters for the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party was once at…
This Business Incubator Program Has Been Working To Reverse Belmont Cragin’s Shop Closures
BELMONT CRAGIN — Growing up in Belmont Cragin, Isabel Cambray doodled on printer paper and decorated her walls…
Amid Trump Cuts, Local Lender Gifts $3 Million To Chicago Arts And Culture Nonprofits
CHICAGO — Lender, developer and real estate consulting group IFF has awarded $3 million in grants to more…