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But a City Council joint committee tussled over whether the library should go on the South or West Side.
The Plan Commission affirmed a land swap for President Barack Obama's proposed library.
Candidates vie over who can best balance wooing developers and including community in decisions.
Six candidates said they could go against the mayor and still get a seat at the table for the 5th Ward.
Hairston said she has OK'd the opening of a troubled chain at the site. The city won't seize the land.
The Committee on Public Safety affirmed harsh fines and jail terms for crimes committed in parks.
Incumbents Hairston and Burns defended their records on education, housing and economic development.
The "Ban the Cams" coalition has received pledges to abolish the cameras from 36 candidates.
Ald. Leslie Hairston and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were unswayed by the owner's claim he has found a tenant.
But critics attacked it as "election-year fluff" with no real content.
The owners of Jeffery Plaza vowed to fight the move.
Constituents of the 5th Ward can vote on the best pizza, best new business and other categories.
5th Ward Office will travel on Tuesdays in August to reach all corners of the ward.
Bob Mariano passed on the shuttered Dominick's, but will be looking at property in South Shore.
Partying is still a problem after volunteers cleaned up the Iowa Building in the wake of a shooting.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.