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Nine months into his term, Mayor Brandon Johnson has not implemented changes his predecessor ordered to bring transparency to zoning.

As his son saw it, Fritz Pollard and his siblings were destined for success because of the challenges they faced as the first Black family in West Rogers Park. “Growing up in a white neighborhood made you an overachiever,” said Fritz Pollard Jr., who lived in his family’s house at 1928 W. Lunt Ave., on Chicago’s Far North Side. NOT SEEING THIS The family’s notable history led the current owners of the home to try to get an adjoining park renamed for the Pollards. That should be a no-brainer. The park... Читать дальше...

A young Chicago migrant encounters setbacks as she tends to her paralyzed husband, newborn and 4-year-old daughter

Residents represented by Republicans left wanting as Democrats who enjoy record majorities in General Assembly OK millions for pet projects.

On Feb. 11, 2013, with a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope had done in more than half a millennium: announced his resignation. The bombshell came during a routine morning meeting of Vatican cardinals. (The 85-year-old pontiff was succeeded by Pope Francis.)

More than 100 people protested outside the Chicago Tribune’s office in West Town Saturday afternoon, saying the paper’s editorial board spread anti-Palestinian racism in its article criticizing the City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.

The parents at St. Frances of Rome in Cicero said they received no warning that their school could possibly close after the expiration of the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program.