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AVONDALE — Plans for a plaza and memorial garden at an Avondale intersection are moving forward, with city officials proposing two options for neighbors to consider. Renderings of the proposals for the new plaza at the corner of Wellington and Kimball ave... See more

HUMBOLDT PARK — A longtime affordable housing provider in Humboldt Park wants to construct a 44-unit afford apartment building that would take over a vacant lot near the neighborhood’s namesake park. Hispanic Housing Development Corporation has proposed t... See more

CHICAGO — Hundreds of Illinois families could lose access to child care and family support after the federal government said it was freezing $1 billion in funds for Illinois social service programs, a move Gov. JB Pritzker called political and cruel. The ... See more

WEST HUMBOLDT PARK — The historical Pioneer Arcade building is getting a new shot at life with construction underway on an affordable housing development conversion that’s been two decades in the making. Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, a veteran... See more

HUMBOLDT PARK — The Kimball Arts Center’s winter artist cohort is welcoming 2026 with free public programs for neighbors and other artists for the first time. The center’s 2025-2026 visual artists in residence — Andrea Coleman, Ashley Chappell and Clay Mi... See more