Community members will have one more opportunity to speak out against school closings at meetings set for nearby Trumbull and Courtenay elementary schools in Andersonville and Ravenswood.
With nearby schools slated for closure, Ward 47 Ald. Ameya Pawar said the students would be welcome in three elementary schools in the neighborhood.
Residents passionately spoke against the proposal of a new charter school in Lincoln Square just after Chicago Public Schools announced more than 50 school closings in the city.
The new act will hopefully drive tourism dollars across the nation, as well as Chicago, among other things.
The proposed school would be a $10 million facility pending approval from the city council.
Lincoln Square’s alderman was selected as Grand Marshall for the parade, a decade-old tradition.
Ventra, a new system of paying for transit, will be phased in during the summer after approval by the Chicago Transit Board Wednesday.
Cook County hopes to help smokers quit the habit and raise more money with a recent tax hike.
Ward 47 Ald. Ameya Pawar has $1.3 million to spend on the neighborhood and he’s asking residents to vote on how to use the money.
Residents will need to find alternate routes when Foster Avenue is closed for steel construction.
Ward 47 Ald. Ameya Pawar sat down with experts in the Chicago beer scene and spilled who he'd like to see come to the neighborhood.
Construction work on the Wells Street Bridge will effect Brown Line travelers and may overcrowd Red Line Trains starting Friday, Chicago Transit Authority officials said.
The street will be closed from Foster to Berwyn until mid-March.
Residents can help decide how to spend $1.3 million on improving Ward 47.
Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) introduced legislation that would prohibit teens 17 years old and younger from tanning in sunless tanning beds.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett told parents the district can't finance underenrolled schools as a second round of community meetings on school closings begins Saturday.
Need to report an unsightly paint splotch in the neighborhood? Do it from your phone!
With reports of theft and battery on trains in Lincoln Square this year, CTA officials hope the added surveillance will decrease crime.
For 18 days starting in March, Brown Line riders will have a longer, more crowded commute with fewer trains to the Loop.
Chicago Magazine compiled 100 of the most powerful people in the city; see what Lincoln Square official made the cut.
North Side Rep. Mike Quigley joins other representatives in reintroducing visa waiver reform to include countries like Poland.
The new Chicago Works app, developed by Ward 47 Ald. Ameya Pawar, is now available for Android users.
Lincoln Square Ald. Ameya Pawar said 2012 brought several construction initiatives to the ward. Now, this year's task is managing those projects.
More than $7.3 million is taken from employees each week in Chicago and Cook County, and 14 instances of wage theft have been reported in Ward 47 in the last decade.
North Side Rep. Mike Quigley introduced a bill that aims to cut spending by eliminating unused government building, saving millions.
Solicitors are asking taxpayers to hire them to fix property value errors. Here's what you need to know.
The Chicago Transit Board passed the increases in December, which affect daily, weekly and monthly passes, reduced fare passes and trips from O'Hare Airport.
With city, county and state pensions underfunded by the billions, North Side representatives are raising awareness of the problem. They said Thursday that we're nearing the "perfect storm" of the pension crisis.
Calling all Lincoln Square condominium owners: The city has extended the deadline for its Condo Refuse Rebate program from Dec. 31 to Jan. 15. See what you need to do to save what one alderman said may amount to "hundreds, if not thousands."
Ameya Pawar, Ann Williams, John Fritchey and Bridget Gainer will answer residents' questions at a town hall meeting Thursday.
Find out how many city services requests were made in the neighborhood in 2012, and what topped the list.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the story of Suzy Koenig, a local mom trying to adopt a 3-year-old boy from Russia.
After his re-election in November, Rep. Mike Quigley will have a closer hand in federal spending.
Chicago residents who didn't apply to get half off their sidewalk repairs through the city have already missed out; the popular program is already closed because of too many requests.
A Sun-Times Media report examines shifting beat officer numbers across the city. The number of officers patrolling Lincoln Square dropped signifcantly this year.
The popular program is back: Residents can get a bargain on sidewalk repairs when the Chicago Department of Transportation pays half the check.
Residents will need to pitch in an extra quarter to park on neighborhood streets, meaning Chicago will become the most expensive city to park in.
Three schools in the Ravenswood-Ridge Elementary Network were suggested for closure according to an internal Chicago Public Schools document from September.
A Lincoln Park pet store joined a list of a dozen others in the Chicago area that were identified during a Humane Society investigation on puppy mills. Also on the list are stores in Old Town, Lake View, Portage Park and Elmwood Park.
Ward 47 Ald. Ameya Pawar is chartering buses to the CTA budget hearing in the hopes of saving the No. 11 Lincoln Ave. route.