Roderick Sawyer

Park named for 11-year-old raped and killed in 1998 still has no facilities despite years of promises.

Five public meetings will be held in Chicago to discuss raising minimum wage above $8.25 per hour.

Ald. Roderick Sawyer will lead City Council progressives in submitting an ordinance Wednesday.

Uber and Lyft said it cleared the way for legislation more favorable to taxis in the General Assembly.

Aldermen John Arena and Roderick Sawyer delayed a ride-sharing ordinance through a procedural move.

The Resident Association of Greater Englewood on Friday will discuss uses for shuttered schools.

Aldermen called on the Department of Public Health to draw on new funding sources.

Sunni Powell plans to sponsor a block party this April and open a barber college in 2015.

Neighbors said they would like to see police action at the hangout before the weather warms up.

Park Manor residents want debris left from a January fire removed immediately.

The higher minimum wage would affect corporations making more than $50 million a year.

Ald. Roderick Sawyer found "the flow of information" from Streets and Sanitation "grossly insufficient."

Streets and San denies the charge, saying as temperatures rise, the salt will start working better.

Whole Foods announced a new store, Clara's House is sticking around and giant rats got the boot in 2013.

The Tax Increment Financing district would be the eighth eliminated by the mayor.