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It all started with a piano. In 1996, Elaine Smith, then a member of the Hyde Park Piano Seminar, visited a library in the suburbs, where she saw a beautiful

Lois Friedberg-Dobry, who devoted her life to bringing joy and justice to her beloved Chicago, died on Saturday, December 2, 2023. She was 98.

Respect for the Aged Day is Sept. 18 and goes against the currents of America’s youth-obsessed culture.

A little over a year ago, in the cramped basement of the Lost Eras vintage shop in Edgewater, Brian Huff, a civil servant who frequents antique stores in his spare

Federal indictments against Trump are not a turning point.

Louis Masotti was a Northwestern University professor and an urban affairs activist who headed Jane Byrne’s transition team in 1979 during her successful mayoral run.

Reformers were aiming to root out corruption with the advent of the 50-ward system in 1923, but illegal backroom deals have remained all too common for a legislative body that has otherwise seen massive change.

Reformers were aiming to root out corruption with the advent of the 50-ward system in 1923, but illegal backroom deals have remained all too common for a legislative body that has otherwise seen massive change.

The 4th, 5th and 10th wards will have new aldermen as the incumbents aren't running, leading to a flood of candidates.

Here’s a look at the 14th Ward alderman's career, indictment and upcoming trial.