Toni Preckwinkle

Their effort to reduce jail populations achieved, County officials said they will scale down the jail.

The measure was narrowly passed by the County Board Thursday.

Construction on the second phase of the trail is underway.

Martin Luther King Jr. led activists in the Freedom Movement march of 1966 in Marquette Park.

The embattled Chicago mayor was dinged by name in prime time for his lack of support for Obamacare.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel might not be the most popular guy in Chicago, but he knows how to throw a party.

Kyle Whitehead of Active Transportation Alliance said 25-year plan would address a "funding disparity."

Construction will begin next year, and completion of the new building is anticipated by mid-2018. 

Sophia King, appointed to serve as 4th Ward aldermen, said, "My record speaks for itself."

The cacti once thrived on the lakefront, but there are less than 100 remaining within the city limits.

The hospital's beaux arts facade would be preserved as part of the $600 million project.   

Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia joined the growing chorus calling on the state's attorney to quit.

Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin said the tax would help curb gun violence across the city.

Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th), U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-3rd) and others will also be in attendance.

"PARK," a public art installation, broadcast stories of the jail's inmates on Saturday afternoon.