South Shore, once thriving, struggles amid economic erosion and crime
For Jennifer and Jason Parks, the serene block of tidy bungalows and three-flats in the heart of South Shore was the perfect place to buy their first house in 2013....
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Todd Ricketts, a Cubs owner, to withdraw bid for Trump’s Commerce Department post
Todd Ricketts, part of the billionaire family that owns the Chicago Cubs, intends to remove his name from consideration for deputy commerce secretary after concluding his family's business interests posed...
For Cubs fans, sticker shock goes with trip to Wrigley
Like many Cubs fans, Nick Penze has his share of cherished memories. As a child, he met Ernie Banks at a car dealership. Later, he watched his father pencil in...
Chicago area pays steep price for segregation, study finds
The Chicago region's deeply entrenched patterns of segregation extract a steep price in lost lives and unrealized economic growth, according to a study to be unveiled Tuesday. The seven-county area's...
Cubs’ part-owner Todd Ricketts still in talks over Commerce job
Three months after he was tapped to be deputy commerce secretary, Chicago Cubs part-owner Todd Ricketts remains in talks with government officials on how to handle his extensive holdings to...
Violence endures at Parkway Gardens, even with a deep-pocketed owner
At a worn-out playground in the Parkway Gardens low-income housing complex, Mykita Stadium, a high school student, kept a close eye on her 4-year-old sister as she played in the...
Firm that shaped national African-American museum hired for Obama museum
The New York firm that helped shape the recently opened National Museum of African American History and Culture will lead the exhibition design for the Obama Presidential Center's museum on...
Woodlawn sees another chance at revival in Obama library
Like his charismatic father before him, the Rev. Byron Brazier, pastor of the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn, knows how to pack the house and work the crowd. More...
Obama pops into Chicago for meeting on his library
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to Chicago, meeting with several civic leaders to discuss his Presidential Center planned for Jackson Park, according to the Obama...
Alderman calls for more transparency on Obama library planning
The Obama Foundation, the not-for-profit developing the first African-American president's library and museum in Jackson Park, was criticized by a local alderman Monday for not sharing enough information on how...