Michele Smith

April is the cruelest month — for drivers who forget it's once again street-cleaning season.

The North Branch Industrial Corridor Modernization Plan is now expected to be approved May 18.

"Oh, I love this," said the previous owner at an informational hearing with the Landmarks Commission.

A judge sided with Ald. Smith who charged the owner was letting it deteriorate in order to demolish it.

The Department of Planning and Development set April 7 for the final public meeting on the plan.

Lincoln Park principal, police commander promise closer look at situation, increased patrols at park.

Neighborhood "voices not heard," Ald. Michele Smith says, rejecting a riverwalk as "token" open space.

"We're afraid," local resident Kara Castaneda countered. "We're scared to live here."

A woman was sexually assaulted by a knife-wielding man shortly after midnight Sunday, police said.

One neighborhood leader suggested the property be used for the park being pushed by Ald. Michele Smith.

Ald. Smith has called for a major new park along the river, but planners laid out no such proposals.

The Milwaukee coffee chain is opening its first Chicago outlet at an old Einstein's at 2530 N. Clark St.

LaSalle Language Academy took the biggest hit north of North Avenue — 1.34 percent of its budget.

Business owner Victor Patel caught a Potbelly's being vandalized last week.

One development will preserve buildings previously threatened with demolition at Halsted and Willow.