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The Mayfair cafe has been closed since June 26 due to a licensing issue. A GoFundMe to help its staff has raised nearly ...

Thais Beltran launched the project's website in May and is collecting submissions from Chicago residents of photos and videos ...

A federal lawsuit filed this week accuses Mike Reed of secretly transferring the money from an official Pitchfork account to another one he controlled.

A group of lesbians on motorcycles — some known as Dykes on Bikes — have been a constant presence in Chicago's Pride Parade ...

A celebration of the new Albany Park amenities was disrupted by neighbors arguing over what to do about the unhoused ...

The underground tanks being installed on the flood-prone West Side can hold around 1.7 million gallons of stormwater that ...

Within minutes of a neighbor’s Facebook post on Thursday about the ducklings, people had helped them out of the sewer and ...

Chicago Plays is in its second year bringing public pianos to the city. The nonprofit was founded by Morgan Park resident ...

The business has given away more than 200,000 books at its Avondale storefront. The grand opening of the new location is ...

There’s been a lot of news since the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers ...