Willie Cochran

Families living in the 20th Ward, which includes Englewood, Woodlawn and Back of The Yards, are invited.

Residents said they never got a clear description of whose property taxes the TIF would collect.

Police Supt. Garry McCarthy faced grilling from aldermen on crime statistics.

A group of Paul Robeson High School students helped spruce up a garden in Englewood on Thursday.

President Bill Clinton said more daycares with wraparound services for parents are needed in America.

The clinic at 641 W. 63rd St. would continue to be operated by the University of Illinois.

Mental health advocates says more staffers are needed at clinics across the city.

As a way of givng back to Englewood, Norfolk Southern will help fund after school activities.

Moving Glenn Evans was necessary to put out "fires" on the West Side, the police chief said.

The new center at Arthur Libby Elementary School will open Feb. 18 and serve up to 122 students.

Rahm and McCarthy touted the study's findings to renew calls for after-school programs and gun control.

Dedicated Thursday, the second phase of the mixed income development has 33 units.

Aldermen Reilly, Brookins, Tunney, Cochran and Smith also signed on to budget for more police officers.

Despite complaints from businesses, aldermen said the proposal is not dead yet.

A new practice field, dedicated Friday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, will be used on afternoons.