Lathrop Homes

"This project has evoked more passion in more people than most projects in Chicago," one official said.

City officials and developers will mark the beginning of the massive, 32-acre project with a ceremony.

CHA and a group of attorneys behind a 50-year-old desegregation lawsuit reached an agreement Thursday.

Housing activists continue to push for the replacement of the public housing units.

A shooting early Thursday in the Lathrop Homes left a 47-year-old man critically wounded, police said.

The switch come after a letter from the parks service questioning preservation efforts surfaced.

The plan was approved by the City Council despite National Parks Service concerns with preservation.

Ald. Proco Joe Moreno called the passage a "huge victory," while Ald. Scott Waguespack opposed.

The procession will pass more than 750 vacant Lathrop public housing units, according to organizers.

International architects and designers will visit Lathrop Homes with participants for a workshop.

Shakhari Edwards was speechless upon receiving an award that would "make my brother proud."

The bulk of the project is set, with only details such as specific height in flux, a developer said.

Hundreds filled a Roscoe Village church to hear the latest changes to a plan to overhaul Lathrop Homes.

Instead of 1,300, the controversial mixed-income proposed development may feature fewer than 1,200 units.

A 1 ½ hour talk about the complex on Tuesday offered few specifics on neighbors' most pressing concerns.