2014 Year in Review

Murders declined to a 50-year low, while Mayor Rahm Emanuel plunged into the Polar Vortex.

The big stories of 2014 include CPS' sex ed curriculum and the closure of Nuevo Leon restaurant.

Most, if not all, of the most memorable stories from 2014.

A wave of new restaurants and a newly rehabbed "L" station were among the year's biggest stories.

2014 was a year of construction and a development boom in the neighborhoods.

The first-ever 5k in the neighborhood and a new radio show highlight what is "Good in Englewood."

The south lakefront saw battles over a shuttered Dominick's and huge investments in Jackson Park.

The little girl that taught us to Choose Kind and the Beverly Art Walk among the top stories of 2014.

A look back at 2014's biggest stories in the Bridgeport area. 

A lot happened in Uptown and Andersonville in 2014, but a few stories stand out.

From swimming owls to devestating street crime, the Far North Side's 2014 was like no other year.

This year was an eventful one for the Northwest Side neighborhoods.

Whether good, bad or just plain odd, there's never a dull story on the Lincoln Square beat.