Maggie Daley Park flourishes despite ‘growing pains’
There have been bumps and bruises along the way for the fledgling Maggie Daley Park, which will be officially dedicated Saturday, but so far, the park has surpassed use and...
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Humboldt Park Beach to remain closed but reopen next year after changes
The Humboldt Park Beach will remained closed this season, to the dismay of many who live in the neighborhood, but it could reopen as early as next summer after improvements...
606’s opening brings new worry: Keeping the trail safe
Angel Gonzalez remembers when, as a boy, he would venture up on the Bloomingdale railroad tracks and hunt for garter snakes. He could make $1.50 on each snake at the...
Bloomingdale Trail group to give 606 neighborhoods link to Park District
Some people who worked toward the long-awaited opening of the Bloomingdale Trail died before it happened. And many who will enjoy the trail have been born since the project began...
The 606 trail debuts to sunshine, happy crowds
The people traversed the elevated trail on foot and by bicycle, on skateboards and scooters, and some even on giant tricycles with hand-rigged sails. Once an overgrown railroad track littered...
Chicago’s new 606 park stirs gentrification fears
When The 606 — Chicago's new elevated trail and park system on the Northwest Side — opens Saturday, the long-awaited occasion for the $95 million project will be celebrated with...
Questions remain about fatal CTA bus crash
The CTA says a bus driver involved in a fatal crash on Michigan Avenue came to a stop at a red light on eastbound Lake Street, then inexplicably drove through...
Dig for munitions, explosives at old Fort Sheridan begins this month
More than 1,000 "suspected anomalies" lie beneath ground in a 2-acre field overlooking Lake Michigan that used to be part of the Fort Sheridan military base, according to officials with...
Little Village family mourns man shot in front of wife
The family of Jose L. Velasquez wept as rain fell softly outside on the tree-lined Little Village street. Inside the home, old photos of Velasquez were arranged among flowers and...
Animal cruelty charges filed after video catches dog walker kicking beagle
The owner of a pet care service has been charged with animal cruelty after a security camera caught him kicking a beagle puppy in the elevator of a West Loop...