SHAREAfter police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what officials described as an “armed confrontation” in Little Village early Monday, everyone from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to community activists to the boy’s neighbors on Thursday called for the release of videos that could shed light on what happened.The boy’s mother also said she wants answers about the death of her son, who she said wanted to be a police officer someday.“He wanted to be a cop when he grew up,” Elizabeth Toledo told the Sun-Times of her son, Adam. “And next thing you know, a cop took his life.”RelatedThe Cook County...…SHAREAfter police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what officials described as an “armed confrontation” in Little Village early Monday, everyone from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to community activists to the boy’s neighbors on Thursday called for the release of videos that could shed light on what happened.The boy’s mother also said she wants answers about the death of her son, who she said wanted to be a police officer someday.“He wanted to be a cop when he grew up,” Elizabeth Toledo told the Sun-Times of her son, Adam. “And next thing you know, a cop took his life.”RelatedThe Cook County...WW…

SHAREThe next phase of a massive mixed-income housing development on the Near West Side will feature hundreds of new and rehabbed units, three new mid-rise buildings and apartments in the proposed National Public Housing Museum.The $80 million project will feature a mix of units of up to three bedrooms in size in buildings featuring fitness centers, dog runs and indoor parking, plus new retail space and apartments inside the proposed housing museum at the site of the former ABLA Homes, which were razed nearly 20 years ago. The project will be the subject of , in which residents of Little...…SHAREThe next phase of a massive mixed-income housing development on the Near West Side will feature hundreds of new and rehabbed units, three new mid-rise buildings and apartments in the proposed National Public Housing Museum.The $80 million project will feature a mix of units of up to three bedrooms in size in buildings featuring fitness centers, dog runs and indoor parking, plus new retail space and apartments inside the proposed housing museum at the site of the former ABLA Homes, which were razed nearly 20 years ago. The project will be the subject of , in which residents of Little...WW…

SHAREA ride-share driver carjacked at gunpoint Sunday by his passenger in Wicker Park said carjackings have “gotten out of hand.”Police said he was carjacked in the 1700 block of West Lemoyne Street by a rider who took out a gun and stole his car. “It’s as easy as stealing candy from a kid — just pointing a gun to someone’s head and taking their car,” Allen Suchkou said. “Something has to get done.”Police warned residents in the neighborhood of six other carjackings targeting ride-share drivers since late December.Supt. David Brown announced a series of measures Thursday aimed to slow the...…SHAREA ride-share driver carjacked at gunpoint Sunday by his passenger in Wicker Park said carjackings have “gotten out of hand.”Police said he was carjacked in the 1700 block of West Lemoyne Street by a rider who took out a gun and stole his car. “It’s as easy as stealing candy from a kid — just pointing a gun to someone’s head and taking their car,” Allen Suchkou said. “Something has to get done.”Police warned residents in the neighborhood of six other carjackings targeting ride-share drivers since late December.Supt. David Brown announced a series of measures Thursday aimed to slow the...WW…

SHAREThe proposed Pilsen Landmark District was branded as a way to keep the fabric of a historic neighborhood intact, but by the time it came up for a vote in the Chicago City Council, many believed it would only contribute to gentrification and push out longtime residents.Weeks after the vote failed, opponents and proponents of the measure are now searching for solutions as the neighborhood’s historic buildings remain very much at risk to opportunistic developers and the wrecking ball.How did a proposal seeking to protect the neighborhood’s residents and its architecture go wrong? How did...…SHAREThe proposed Pilsen Landmark District was branded as a way to keep the fabric of a historic neighborhood intact, but by the time it came up for a vote in the Chicago City Council, many believed it would only contribute to gentrification and push out longtime residents.Weeks after the vote failed, opponents and proponents of the measure are now searching for solutions as the neighborhood’s historic buildings remain very much at risk to opportunistic developers and the wrecking ball.How did a proposal seeking to protect the neighborhood’s residents and its architecture go wrong? How did...WW…

SHARECity Hall lawyers made the rare move of apologetically withdrawing a request for sanctions against a lawyer in federal court Friday, following the public release of video of a botched police raid that roiled the city this week.Later Friday outside Chicago police headquarters, faith leaders called for the dismantling of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability for its investigation into the botched raid. They also demanded that Mayor Lori Lightfoot step in and take action against the officers who led the raid and those who signed off on it.Bishop Larry Trotter said he and other...…SHARECity Hall lawyers made the rare move of apologetically withdrawing a request for sanctions against a lawyer in federal court Friday, following the public release of video of a botched police raid that roiled the city this week.Later Friday outside Chicago police headquarters, faith leaders called for the dismantling of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability for its investigation into the botched raid. They also demanded that Mayor Lori Lightfoot step in and take action against the officers who led the raid and those who signed off on it.Bishop Larry Trotter said he and other...WW…

SHAREThe Archdiocese of Chicago announced Friday another round of church and school consolidations because of declining attendance, rising financial costs and the decreasing number of priests.Thirteen churches and five schools in Rogers Park, Edgewater, Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Avondale and Old Irving Park will be affected.These consolidations are part of the plan that will determine the future of 344 parishes across the Chicago area. More closures are expected to come.The decision comes after several months of “feedback and discernment” by teams made up of representatives from each...…SHAREThe Archdiocese of Chicago announced Friday another round of church and school consolidations because of declining attendance, rising financial costs and the decreasing number of priests.Thirteen churches and five schools in Rogers Park, Edgewater, Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Avondale and Old Irving Park will be affected.These consolidations are part of the plan that will determine the future of 344 parishes across the Chicago area. More closures are expected to come.The decision comes after several months of “feedback and discernment” by teams made up of representatives from each...WW…

SHAREA contentious proposal to add landmark protections for hundreds of buildings in Pilsen failed to win approval from a Chicago City Council committee Tuesday morning.The tally in the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards: 18 aldermen voting no, and zero voting yes.The Pilsen Landmark District would’ve given landmark status to over 900 buildings, primarily on 18th Street between South Leavitt and South Sangamon streets, making it the city’s largest landmark district and first in a Latino-majority neighborhood. The designation would’ve protected buildings constructed from...…SHAREA contentious proposal to add landmark protections for hundreds of buildings in Pilsen failed to win approval from a Chicago City Council committee Tuesday morning.The tally in the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards: 18 aldermen voting no, and zero voting yes.The Pilsen Landmark District would’ve given landmark status to over 900 buildings, primarily on 18th Street between South Leavitt and South Sangamon streets, making it the city’s largest landmark district and first in a Latino-majority neighborhood. The designation would’ve protected buildings constructed from...WW…

SHAREHe just asked them to wear masks and use hand sanitizer.And for that, a security guard was stabbed 27 times by a woman while her younger sister held him by his hair in Lawndale over the weekend, Cook County prosecutors said.“It’s the complete randomness of this. It’s terrifying,” Judge Mary Marubio said Tuesday before ordering the siblings held without bail on attempted murder charges.Before the stabbing at Snipes shoe store Sunday, 18-year-old Jayla Hill took out her cellphone and began filming the security guard who asked her and her sister to leave for refusing to wear masks,...…SHAREHe just asked them to wear masks and use hand sanitizer.And for that, a security guard was stabbed 27 times by a woman while her younger sister held him by his hair in Lawndale over the weekend, Cook County prosecutors said.“It’s the complete randomness of this. It’s terrifying,” Judge Mary Marubio said Tuesday before ordering the siblings held without bail on attempted murder charges.Before the stabbing at Snipes shoe store Sunday, 18-year-old Jayla Hill took out her cellphone and began filming the security guard who asked her and her sister to leave for refusing to wear masks,...WW…

Filed under:With a little help from a former president, Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans’ went viral with his tweet about his 102-year-old great aunt casting her vote early.When Northwestern Medicine physician Dr. Quentin Youmans sent a tweet Wednesday morning encouraging people to go out and vote, he had no idea how many people might see it.It showed his great aunt Ora Smith exiting a car with a ballot in hand and a mask on her lap, moments before casting her vote in Hampton, South Carolina.“At 102 years old, my great aunt, born the year of our last great #pandemic, made her way...…Filed under:With a little help from a former president, Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans’ went viral with his tweet about his 102-year-old great aunt casting her vote early.When Northwestern Medicine physician Dr. Quentin Youmans sent a tweet Wednesday morning encouraging people to go out and vote, he had no idea how many people might see it.It showed his great aunt Ora Smith exiting a car with a ballot in hand and a mask on her lap, moments before casting her vote in Hampton, South Carolina.“At 102 years old, my great aunt, born the year of our last great #pandemic, made her way...WW…

SHAREAll Chicago Walmart stores will reopen, most within a month, the company announced Friday.All but one of the stores had been ransacked and severely damaged during civil unrest triggered by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. It had been unclear whether Walmart would reopen those stores, though Mayor Lori Lightfoot and various members of the City Council had been urging them to do so.“Like other businesses, some of our stores were damaged and, in order to protect our associates and customers, we temporarily closed many of our locations across the country,” Doug McMillon,...…SHAREAll Chicago Walmart stores will reopen, most within a month, the company announced Friday.All but one of the stores had been ransacked and severely damaged during civil unrest triggered by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. It had been unclear whether Walmart would reopen those stores, though Mayor Lori Lightfoot and various members of the City Council had been urging them to do so.“Like other businesses, some of our stores were damaged and, in order to protect our associates and customers, we temporarily closed many of our locations across the country,” Doug McMillon,...WW…