Homeless youth to get new shelter
La Casa Norte, a social service agency, held its official groundbreaking Monday for a $1.3 million shelter that will house as many as 16 homeless youths in the Humboldt Park...
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Street name honors divorce law author
The man who paved the way for countless divorces in Illinois now has his own street. City officials unveiled a street sign Friday honoring the prominent Illinois divorce lawyer Marshall...
Gary house fire kills 6
Despite efforts by family and neighbors to pry open window bars and fight flames with a garden hose, six people--including four children--died in a predawn house fire in Gary, probably...
Off-duty cop kills beating suspect
An off-duty police officer fatally shot one of three brothers who was beating a man with a bat, tire iron and a wheel lock early Thursday, police said. It was...
Treasurer has goods on mayor
Mayor Daley, call the state treasurer's office, they've got something of yours. The office is required by law to publish the names of people for whom the state is holding...
Mexico colors may light up city
Mexican Independence Day may finally get the same skyline tribute afforded to St. Patrick's Day, the 4th of July and championship teams in Chicago. During a radio interview last month,...
The Taqueria Atotonilco, at 5656 S. Kedzie…
The Taqueria Atotonilco, at 5656 S. Kedzie Ave., got approval to reopen Wednesday night, a day after inspectors closed the restaurant because of a swarm of fruit flies discovered over...
School’s out, but lunch still served
With school out for the summer, the state has issued a $27,000 grant to the Illinois Food Bank Association to help children who rely on subsidized school-lunch programs. The money...
MP3 tour download a walk in the park
Millennium Park and its 24.5 acres can appear overwhelming, with the sculpture, the architecture, the landscape and the blur of performance artists and crowds. But anyone with an iPod or...
Forget about the grass. Save the trees.
Even the trees are stressing out over the early bout of stifling heat and dry conditions. Arborists and city officials who want to see newly planted trees survive the moderate...