Michele Smith

Old Town Triangle Association President Steve Weiss welcomed a chance to "reboot" the debate on alcohol.

David "Buzz" Ruttenberg pledges to make concessions to the community to allow "incidental" liquor sales.

Parking restrictions were in place Wednesday night on Lincoln, Webster, Wells and Downtown.

The 191-unit luxury apartment complex is expected to spur development along Lincoln Avenue.

The little Bauler Playlot Park occupies a big place in Lincoln Park.

Halloween events take center stage, of course.

The need for more park land on the North Side is critical, Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) told officials.

Ald. Michele Smith wants a 10-acre park along the river to be set aside in the Finkl Steel development.

Ald. Michele Smith wondered why applicants can't use "this thing called the internet" to apply.

Some trucks leaving the site loaded with dirt were covered with tarps, while others were not.

"If you don't enforce it, it's not worth the paper it's printed on," she said of a new home-sharing law.

Aldermen Smith and Hopkins say a Downtown pilot program could ease congestion in Lincoln Park, Old Town.

The sale of alcohol has been banned in the 1700 block of North Wells Avenue since 1966.

The proposed TIF District would help fix the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations.

The Emanuel administration estimated the average rebate would be worth $150.