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For much of Chicago’s West Side, La Shawn Ford will be the first new congressman in nearly 30 years, taking over for Danny Davis.

The evening of Nov. 3, a blue wave swept across the country. Districts across the United States voted strongly for Democrats, ...

Voters punch in their picks at a polling place at Lafollette Park, 1333 N. Laramie Avenue. Credit: La Risa Lynch Voters across the West Side will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast ballots in ...

CTA awarded contractor for next leg of improvements to track, signal and drainage infrastructure on the Blue Line Forest Park ...

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On Ogden Avenue in North Lawndale, a 50-foot pillar wrapped in a mural is a beacon for the free mural park to come alongside ...

Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to Austin just east of Oak Park, to the Columbus Park Refectory to make a major statement.