Lawndale

Slow start for ride-free program for disabled riders

Regional Transportation Authority officials are trying to catch up on paperwork allowing thousands of disabled residents to use the city transit system for free. Also, the RTA OK'd new bus routes.

26 days ago | By Amy Lee

RTA to consider 31st Street bus

Transit advocates have spent the past few months working with the CTA to re-establish the route, which some say is badly needed by Little Village Lawndale High School students.

27 days ago | By Amy Lee

UIC's expanding literacy program makes gains for students

UIC received a grant to expand the Early Reading First program, a literacy program for preschoolers. Experts say it is doing wonders for children in disadvantaged communities.

1 month ago | By Megan Cottrell

New apartments help bridge digital divide

A redeveloped Chicago Housing Authority property includes a free computer and five years of free broadband as part of a program to help low-income residents compete in a digital world.

3 months ago | By Claire Bushey

N. Lawndale youth farm teaches teamwork, weeding

The farm brings fruit, vegetables, and summer jobs to students and residents of the struggling community. High school students begin preparing the plot after school in mid-May.

4 months ago | By Martin Miller

Four injured in West Side bus crash

A Chicago Transit bus collided with a school bus. Two of the crash victims were seriously injured. There were no children on the school bus at the time of the accident.

5 months ago | By Steven Chaitman

Charter school banking on second expansion plan

The Chicago Board of Education will vote on expanding the L.E.A.R.N. charter school at the Chalmers Elementary campus on the West Side. An earlier expansion plan was rejected.

7 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker

Harsh Words For Sports Bloggers

8 months ago | By Matt Cobb

Commission okays controversial Lawndale TIF

Some residents say the redevelopment plan lacks broad community input and will spur gentrification that pushes some residents out.

9 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar

S. Side man killed in drive-by

Police looking for red or maroon car

10 months ago | By Carrie Topolinski

Hospital helps patients reach out to family

Mount Sinai is first to offer video calls

1 year ago | By BRITTANY RISHER