Nina and Chris Nugent closed their award-winning restaurant on Lawrence Avenue in 2024 and found a new location on Lincoln Avenue. Their grand opening is next week.

Anastasiia Rozdobutko, who runs two salons on the Northwest Side, opened Banana Nail School next to her Old Irving location.

The arch, which is more than 80 years old, was damaged earlier this year after a car crashed into it.

Silverio Villegas González was killed during a traffic stop in Franklin Park. His family is working with lawyers and the Mexican Consulate to file a wrongful death claim against the federal government...

Fork and Coin recently opened in Portage Park, Deluxe Global Market opened in Jefferson Park and The Original Steaks and Hoagies Tavern opened in Six Corners.

Located next to three Belmont Cragin schools, the Chicago Farm Lab is a place where students learn to grow and neighbors get free access to produce.

Part of the Portage Park Neighborhood Bike Network, the new lanes and neighborhood greenways will start being installed this fall.

Approved by the city in 2024, plans for the development call for two 41-unit apartment buildings. The developer is now selling one of the buildings.

The express train, which plans to use freight tracks, aims to launch in the next five years.

Onward Neighborhood House launched the monthly market last fall in its parking lot, open to all.

The theater is fundraising to pay for repairs and lost materials and looking to borrow dehumidifiers as it prepares for its fall season.

Inspired by the Wild Mile, the Forest Preserves’ first floating wetland was constructed for under $600 at Schiller Pond, which has long been a catch basin for road runoff.

Three inches of rain and 74 mph winds were recorded at Midway Airport. Here's what to do if your basement was flooded.

After 25 years, Jefferson Park’s namesake festival has rebranded to focus on Italian beef sandwiches. The fest is July 31-Aug. 2.

Brandon Grosz presented his plans for Kind Brew Cafe and Creamery at a community meeting. If a special use permit is approved, the cafe could open in Janary.

The Art Institute launched Project Windows in 2012 to bring fine art into Chicago's neighborhoods. The 39th Ward now has six installations, among the most in the city.

Krzysztof Arsenowicz, a longtime Polish-language radio host and actor, died in 2025 at 70. His legacy will live on with a new honorary street sign in Dunning.

Elected officials have secured $13 million in state funds to bring a shelter for older adults to the 30th Ward.

Eric Johnson, the 27-year-old great-grandson of one of the founders, now leads the family business — home to one of Chicago's last natural hardwood smokehouses.

Transportation officials are seeking input on how to improve the area around the Edgebrook Metra Station. One option: raising the rail line with an overpass.

Alarmist Brewing closed in February after almost a decade in Sauganash. Pollyanna, which is based in the suburbs, has bought the business and its recipes and expects to reopen by the end of the year.

For the opening weeks of summer, Chicago — especially the South Side — has been inundated with storms and rain. The massive Deep Tunnel system that captures and cleans stormwater is almost at capacity...

Chicago has more lead pipes than any other city in the country. It’s also paying more to replace each one.

Mandated by the Federal Clean Water Act, the O’Hare Modernization Wetlands Mitigation Project resulted in the restoration of more than 500 acres of wetlands, now a thriving home for birds and other wi...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

The colorful bus is stocked with about 300 books. It will make appearances at farmers markets and street fests throughout the summer.

The Queer Chicago Outdoor Club has been organizing hikes around the city since 2023. The group is launching weekly after-work hikes at LaBagh Woods this Thursday.

Two Chicago quilters organized the communal event to raise money for the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. A queen-sized quilt will be auctioned in late June.

Three restaurants have opened in Portage Park slinging quesabirria tacos, tamales and Colombian fare.

The Eve Fries Foundation will unveil a new scoreboard, sunshades and a plaque Saturday at Little Gompers Field during a dedication ceremony.

North Park neighbors protested along Bryn Mawr Avenue to put pressure on the university to develop or let go of a string of vacant storefronts.

Petitioners had argued that Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke turned a “blind eye” by not investigating federal immigration agents’ alleged crimes. "We don't rest with this outcome," o...

The Far Northwest Side alderman is alleging the city and Office of the Inspector General withheld evidence and conspired against him in the case involving one of his critics.

Olivia Santelli, who went viral last summer for hosting free sunrise pilates classes at Oak Street Beach, has opened Within studio in Edison Park.

The probe comes just days after a state panel called on local law enforcement agencies to investigate violence committed by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

Owner Ronnie Holloway’s wife has started a GoFundMe after burglars took off with Pokémon and major league sports cards in Monday’s break-in at Elite Sports Cards and Comics.

Arrests are ticking back up, with immigrants targeted at hearings and in courthouses, although federal agents are far less present in the streets than they were in the fall.

The May 10 show reimagines what life in Stars Hollow would be like if everyone was actually in Chicago.

Neither the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office nor Franklin Park police chose to launch probes into the death of Silverio Villegas González. That’s in stark contrast to Minneapolis, where local off...

The emails were referenced in a new court filing by a coalition seeking a special prosecutor to investigate Operation Midway Blitz. The coalition argued that Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neil...

Owner Joe Angelastri said the crash took place before the newsstand had opened for the day.

Chris Bauman, of Zenith Music Group, has applied for grants and begun cleaning the interior of the historical theater, which went into receivership under the previous owner.

The family-owned Middle Eastern restaurant beloved in the suburbs is part of the redevelopment of the former Sears Auto Center on Cicero Avenue.