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Robot cars are no longer being put to the test — for now — on New York City streets. A pair of permits issued last year that allowed Waymo to test its autonomous vehicle technology in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan expired March 31, a Department of Transportation spokesperson confirmed to THE CITY
HYDE PARK — The telltale sign of spring’s arrival in Chicago has appeared on the South Side as Jackson Park’s cherry blossom trees are beginning to bloom. Cherry blossom trees in Jackson Park’s Columbia Basin began to bloom as of Friday, according to the Chicago Park District. By Sunday,
CHICAGO — A state board charged with investigating alleged wrongdoing by federal immigration agents is looking to speak with top Trump administration officials who oversaw Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. The Illinois Accountability Commission on Friday sent letters to eight federal officials who
CHICAGO LAWN — A bicyclist was killed and two others were wounded when the driver of an SUV plowed through a Chicago Lawn intersection early Sunday, according to police. Around 1:20 a.m. Sunday, a man driving a red SUV was speeding eastbound on 63rd Street when he disregarded a traffic signal at the
This story was published in collaboration with City Bureau. Support City Bureau’s work to reimagine local journalism and sign up for its free weekly Newswire newsletter. CHICAGO — It’s a cold Sunday morning in November, and Juanita Elías is going to church. Attending Sunday mass at St. Joseph Parish
Taylor Brown, at an announcement where Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced she would be the first head of the city's new LGBTQIA+ affairs office. Attorney Taylor Brown is the highest-ranking openly trans person in the history of New York City government. [ more › ]
Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was arrested Friday in Pennsylvania following a police manhunt. [ more › ]
Approximately 40,000 New York City civil servants, retirees and their dependents may lose in-network coverage at NewYork-Presbyterian’s hospital network as early as next week, as the embattled hospital system continues a drawn-out dispute with insurer EmblemHealth over rates. The United Federation o
LITTLE VILLAGE – Hilario Gutierrez stood on West 26th Street by his stand filled with fresh fruit, chicharrones and corn while he watched nearly a thousand neighbors file by for this year’s Via Crucis Procession. He did not join this year’s procession because he could not afford to miss
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters CHICAGO — Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King, who will become the district’s permanent leader in July, has major challenges ahead of her. The district is facing a projected budget de
AVONDALE — The owner of a Rogers Park vintage shop that closed amid controversy over his transphobic social media posts died last week from head injuries sustained from an assault, according to police and the medical examiner. Xander Kazanowski, 25, was found face-down and not breathing around 3 a.m
The rapper Cardi B in a Sept. 2, 2025, file photo. The Bronx native and rapper will judge a city jingle contest around applying for child care seats. [ more › ]
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CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of art enthusiasts will gather in Chicago this month for the city’s largest art fair, Expo Chicago. While the 13th annual event brings in artists and galleries from around the world, there will also be a variety of Chicago artists presenting their work, like Black c
CHICAGO — Chicago displays signs of spring in a few ways: daylight stretches toward 8 p.m., daffodils start to bloom and Navy Pier becomes the United Nations of contemporary art. The international art world converges on the pier annually for Expo Chicago — this year from April 9-12. But that’s not t
NORTH CENTER — A man was arrested following a home invasion and attack of a woman in her North Center apartment early Friday, police said. Around 12:02 a.m. a woman was inside her apartment in the 4200 block of North Lincoln Avenue when a man she didn’t know entered via the front door, police said.&
LAKE MEADOWS — Hours after running from a hail of bullets, Darrius Fields returned to the scene where three people — including an 8-year-old girl — were wounded by gunfire at two Lake Meadows Shopping Center storefronts Wednesday afternoon. Fields, who lives in south suburban Dolton, said he was com
IRVING PARK — Like clockwork, Northwest Side favorite Miko’s Italian Ice reopened this week on April 1, very much not a joke and one of the surest signs spring is here. Both Miko’s locations — 2236 N. Sacramento Ave. in Logan Square and 4125 N. Kimball Ave. in Irving Park — are back
LINCOLN PARK — Artist Roger Brown’s former home and studio has cleared another key hurdle toward landmark status, months after preservationists warned the 19th-century building could be torn down. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks’ Program Committee voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the desi
WEST HUMBOLDT PARK — A renowned West Side comedian and actor is back in Chicago to promote children’s literacy and increase their access to books. Milton “Lil Rel” Howery led a story time event on behalf of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Thursday at the Nia Family Center, an early childhoo
