Hyde Park
Voters considered several referendums on Election Day, including proposals for affordable housing and requiring contractors under certain circumstances to pay "living wages" to workers.
13 days ago | By Peter Sachs
The first person to cast a ballot in his precinct was Hyde Park resident William Pickens, 79, a poll watcher. He also he helped carry a 95-year-old woman into the early elections office before voting himself.
14 days ago | By Kate Gardiner
A CPS program for 20 high school students takes them on a journey across the city that involves eating frog legs and learning about new neighborhoods.
3 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
4 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
4 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
The Fifth Ward Olympic Task Force is focusing on how the neighborhood will be affected if Chicago is selected as host of the 2016 Olympic Games. Some worry about transportation and rising housing costs.
4 months ago | By Martin Miller
5 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
6 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
6 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
In an apparent response to Commissioner Tony Peraica's complaints about patronage abuses, the Cook County Board voted to require reporting of any information about patronage hiring.
6 months ago | By John Greenfield
A new museum exhibit highlights an often overlooked consequence of the Iraq war: the looting and destruction of cultural artifacts.
7 months ago | By Robert O'Connor
8 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
8 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
