Pat Dowell

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will appoint an interim alderman until the special election in February.

The apartment tower proposed for 1326 S. Michigan Ave. will also have less parking and a new entrance.

Black Youth Project 100 called on four South Side aldermen to not invest more money in police.

The City Council debated a resolution calling for a hearing on the Task Force on Police Accountability.

Tempers flared at a town hall meeting on police accountability called by several aldermen.

Ald. David Moore, Ald. Roderick Sawyer, Ald. Pat Dowell and Ald. Leslie Hairston will come together.

Ald. Ameya Pawar said it's in the public interest to settle cases quickly, but also to release videos.

The park at 21st and Prairie will include a playground for kids and turf for dogs. 

Dowell, who voted against the museum, will air concerns when the 18th Street garage comes to a vote.

Ald. Pat Dowell said she plans to push Supt. Garry McCarthy for regular patrols of parks.

Six developments totaling nearly 4,000 units entered the South Loop pipeline in the last two weeks.

A Chicago developer is under contract to buy the land underneath the nightclub and neighboring retail.

Construction of a big Marriott hotel next to the planned arena began two months ago.

Miami-based Crescent Heights unveiled a plan Tuesday for about 1,500 units at Roosevelt and Michigan.

John Murphy of MB Real Estate is proposing a 500-unit luxury tower at 1326 S. Michigan Ave.