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Toman las calles de Chicago en el 20 aniversario de la marcha masiva del ‘Dia sin inmigrantes’

l Primero de mayo tuvo sus orígenes en Chicago con la masacre de Haymarket de 1886 y se ha convertido en un día de conme…

South Side Weekly · 6d ago
Neighborhoods

Thousands Take To Chicago Streets For May Day Demonstrations

This year's May Day celebrations included a commemorative plaque unveiled at the Haymarket memorial, a civic day of acti…

Block Club Chicago · 12d ago
Culture

Severe Thunderstorms Expected In Chicago Monday As Rainy Start To Spring Continues

Multiple rounds of storms are expected Monday that could bring large hail, damaging winds and even more rain.…

Block Club Chicago · 17d ago
Neighborhoods

Pilsen Children’s Center Adds Grocery Distribution Service As Food Insecurity Persists

A new partnership between Brightpoint El Hogar Del Niño and food pantry Nourishing Hope is mean to help local families a…

Block Club Chicago · 17d ago
Culture

City Health Officials Shutter Beverly View Grocery Over ‘Serious Asbestos Risk’

The health department recommends neighbors discard goods purchased from Dearborn Wholesale Grocers between April 5-15.…

Block Club Chicago · 26d ago
Real Estate

At Washington and Pine, city takes a new stab at housing  

The Chicago Department of Planning and Development is looking for a development team to build homes on the large, curren…

Austin Weekly News · 30d ago
Neighborhoods

Austin Chamber of Commerce launches free youth entrepreneur training workshop  

Austin Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures nonprofit are using $30,000 in state funding to ho…

Austin Weekly News · 30d ago
Neighborhoods

PCC Austin Wellness Wing expands free fitness and community health 

The Wellness Wing at PCC Austin Family Health Center, which opened in March, is offering patients and nearby residents a…

Austin Weekly News · 30d ago
Neighborhoods

Chicago Man Gets Over 14 Years In Prison For Carjacking Beverly Family At Gunpoint, Feds Say

Damarri Conner plead guilty to hiding in a Beverly backyard and pulling a gun on a woman and her daughter before assault…

Block Club Chicago · 32d ago
Neighborhoods

PHOTOS: Jackson Park’s Famous Cherry Blossom Trees Bloom As Spring Arrives In Chicago

Cherry blossom trees in Jackson Park’s Columbia Basin began to show their pink and white flowers over the weekend, drawi…

Block Club Chicago · 38d ago
Food

Man Accused Of Killing Loyola Student Slapped With Federal Gun Charges

Jose Medina, 25, already faces state murder charges in connection with the March 19 shooting death of Sheridan Gorman at…

Block Club Chicago · 41d ago
Neighborhoods

‘No Kings’ Rally and March Steps Off Downtown

Despite a late March chill, thousands turned out Saturday for the third Chicago "No Kings" rally and march.…

Block Club Chicago · 46d ago
Neighborhoods

Two Ordered Detained After Cops Saw ‘Assassination’ Of Near West Side Businessman: Prosecutors

Nassie Mason, 28 and Erving Harris, 31, have been charged with murder after prosecutors say police saw them fatally shoo…

Block Club Chicago · 47d ago
Neighborhoods

Safety-Net Hospital Serving West Side Patients Announces Abrupt Closure This Week

West Suburban Medical Center's president and CEO said the hospital's faulty records and billing system caused a drop in …

Block Club Chicago · 49d ago
Politics

Mayor Vetoes Tipped Wage Freeze, Overruling Council For 3rd Time In Past Year

On Wednesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson overturned last week's City Council's vote that would have paused an increase in the…

Block Club Chicago · 49d ago
Neighborhoods

Man Squatting In Rogers Park Building Set Fire That Killed Firefighter, Officials Say

Prosecutors said Sheaves Slate, 27, admitted to starting the fire. Slate was attempting to take his own life and had a h…

Block Club Chicago · 51d ago
Neighborhoods

Chicago Is Hemorrhaging Breweries — Is There A Way To Stop It?

So far this year, three Chicago breweries announced closures while Half Acre and Maplewood will merge. With the industry…

Block Club Chicago · 51d ago
Neighborhoods

Bob’s Pizza Closes Hyde Park Location After 3 Years In Harper Court

The Pilsen-based pizzeria opened in Hyde Park in early 2023. The closure follows the chain's decision to shut down its E…

Block Club Chicago · 51d ago
Events

Illinois Regulators Say Prediction Markets Are Illegal Gambling, But Bettors — And The Trump Family — Love Them

Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket rake in millions from wagers on sports and current events but pay…

Block Club Chicago · 51d ago
Real Estate

Man Charged In Firefighter Death Argued With Tenants, Then Torched Building, Prosecutors Say

Sheaves Slate, 27, was hospitalized and couldn't attend his pretrial detention hearing, according to officials. He was c…

Block Club Chicago · 53d ago
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