3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (41+ words) The team has been so successful that Evanston's City Council approved a more than 50% budget increase. The team will be getting more vehicles, more staff, and expanded hours. CARE team in Evanston to expand amid growing success in crisis response...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1398+ words) When David Bippes recently brought his parents to see a small plot of land tucked between a raised railway track and a row of homes in Englewood, he was hoping to show them his latest community project. Bippes, an Eagle…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (211+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 26, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: May 26, 1855 1855: Cyrus Bradley was appointed chief of police in Chicago and served in that position until his death in 1865. He later…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (430+ words) April 30, 2026 / 4:42 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A community lifeline in northwest Indiana is at risk. The head of City Life Center in Gary said urgent support is needed, and without it, they'll be closing. For more than 60 years, City Life Center…...

5+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (45+ words) The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council says the center will be a one-stop shop for people in Brighton Park, where they can get legal help, housing counseling, youth mentorship, and more. BPNC celebrates Brighton Park's first community center...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (623+ words) The stately Midwest Apartments, 6 N. Hamlin Ave., is one of the great buildings along Madison Street and overlooks Garfield Park. Madison Street on the city’s West Side has been rocked by some serious body blows over the last 60 or so years…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (640+ words) March 20, 2026 / 11:45 PM CDT / CBS Chicago You might drive on part of the 77-mile stretch of Interstate 90 known as the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, but do you know the story of the woman who it's named after? She was a pioneering…...