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Instead of serving Chicago-style barbecue, one South Side native hopes to attract attention with his version of Texas-style barbecue.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Here are some of the reasons why ambitious plans to connect big grocers to small farmers have withered — and what the farmers are doing now.

Hundreds of people attended the job fair on Friday. CTA officials shared information on the city agency, requirements for the jobs they are looking to fill and, finally, how to apply.

The city grant will help reopen an Auburn Gresham store that closed in 2020, plus rehab five more, mostly on the South Side.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church, was removed pending investigation of a sexual abuse allegation from more than 30 years ago.

Chicago's City Council's Finance Committee granted Black-owned company Yellow Banana a $13.5 million subsidy to buy and revamp six grocery stores

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan is to spur “in-fill development” on 5,600 city-owned vacant lots in Invest South/West communities to stop Brown and Black families from leaving Chicago.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan is to spur “in-fill development” on 5,600 city-owned vacant lots in Invest South/West communities to stop Brown and Black families from leaving Chicago.