Leslie Hairston

The grocery chain, including its 15 Chicago stores, officially went out of business Saturday.

The South Shore community is losing another business that has been an anchor for years.

Community members discussed Saturday what they want to move into Jeffrey Plaza after Dominick's closes.

A Dominick's on 71st Street will begin selling products at 50 percent off starting Friday.

But a joint City Council committee advanced new restrictions on flavored cigarettes, especially menthols.

The Budget Committee tabled a measure to spend $25 million on more police officers.

The Finance Committee approved increases in the cigarette and cable taxes.

Aldermen largely debated TIFs instead of a procedural issue involving the Rules Committee.

Ald. Ricardo Muñoz (22nd) will hold a community meeting on "participatory budgeting" on Saturday.

Magic Johnson Bridgescape, an alternative high school, recently opened a campus in Roseland.

The Progressive Reform Caucus urged creation of a pension panel to identify "new sources of revenue."

The closure of the store could have a ripple effect on the local economy, officials said.

Several African-American aldermen made the plea to reinstate funding, but the state held firm.

University leaders boasted of high minority participation in the construction of a new parking garage.

Large buildings must post their energy-use data online. Some residents are balking at compliance costs.