Margaret Laurino

Ald. John Arena (45th) said the tax hike would hurt the poorest Chicagoans the hardest.

The field will be the first multi-use artificial turf playing field on the Far Northwest Side.

The car thefts took place within two blocks, police records show.

The river rose dramatically due to weekend rains, prompting the city to issue a flood alert.

The panel is scheduled to take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at North Park University.

Cook County officials will be on hand to give a presentation and answer questions.

"The TSA has failed us," said Ald. Edward Burke, adding that 21 U.S. airports do their own screening.

The new homes are being built on the former hand-tool factory.

The trail will cross over the Chicago River at Central Avenue, according to plans.

Residents can get up to two bags or boxes of paper destroyed for free from 9 a.m. to noon April 30. 

No one is in custody in connection with the shooting early Sunday, police officials said.

The event is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Edgebrook branch of the Chicago Public Library.

Plans to rehab the Independence Library in its current location met with disappointment.

Murphy won 55 percent of the vote, with 96 percent of the vote counted, according to officials.

The 15th Illinois House District includes Edgebrook, Sauganash, Mayfair and the Northwest Suburbs.