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Fortunes in wards have declined as Black population has plummeted. But 18 candidates vying for two council seats sharing visions of resurgence.

Though the field of candidates for the 21st Ward office has been cut in half, seven still remain, pushing alternatives to conventional policing, while in the nearby 18th Ward, only one candidate is challenging incumbent Ald. Derrick Curtis.

Entrepreneurs are turning up the heat in a food industry with long ties to Black-inspired cuisine as they identify opportunities to grow their businesses.

The Chicago Architecture Center’s Come Home Initiative aims to build momentum for investments in the South and West sides.

FoodLab Chicago, a entrepreneurship program from the Greater Chatham Initiative, counts iconic spots such Haire’s Gulf Shrimp among its alums. The program is opening up again.

Fewer than half of all citations written by Chicago city health inspectors in recent years for air pollution end up sticking, records show. That’s left neighbors of polluters unhappy.

For the City Council, the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board endorses Ronnie Mosley, (21st), Michael Rodriguez (22nd), Silvana Tabares(23rd), Monique Scott (24th), and Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th).

A new competition is engaging local and international firms to envision residences for the city’s disinvested South and West Side neighborhoods.

Michael Sneed: Horrifying murder is becoming our nation’s legacy.

Teams combining paramedics and recovery specialists will now respond to some Chicago 911 calls for overdose emergencies, the Chicago Department of Public Health said.