Nas is back home in Queensbridge. A new mural of the "Illmatic" rapper appeared this week on the corner of 21st Street and 40th Avenue, just across the street from the Queensbridge Houses where Nas ...

CHICAGO — Hard to believe, but there was a time when pizza in Chicago was a novelty, not a given, when restaurants specializing in it got more buzz than a Brendan Sodikoff spot and squirrels could ...

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — Ukrainian Village has captured "hottest neighborhood in the country" honors, online real estate brokerage Redfin says. Redfin's just-released "Hottest Neighborhoods of 2016" report ...

ANDERSONVILLE — The neighborhood that once was a hub for Chicago's lesbian community — known to many as "Girlstown" — is now home to more married gay men than hitched gay women, data shows. For ...

WEST VILLAGE — Boots & Saddle is closing after being priced out of its longtime home on Christopher Street. The gay bar — known for its drag shows, packed parties and welcoming vibe — cannot afford to ...

CITY HALL — Of the 804 new Chicago Police officers hired in 2017, 41 percent are white, according to data provided to aldermen Thursday. Some 35 percent are Hispanic, 17 percent are black and 7 ...

NEAR NORTH SIDE — When 13-year-old Ashanti Haywood reflects on her early years at Jenner Elementary, one memory sticks out. She distinctly remembers an after-school program that turned ugly when a ...

MOUNT GREENWOOD — Black protesters decrying the death of Joshua Beal, shot by an off-duty police officer in Mount Greenwood, faced what they called '60s-style racism as they clashed Sunday with ...

LAKEVIEW — From its perch just off Clark and Belmont, The Alley weathered 39 years, the ups and downs of punk and goth culture and endless changes along Lakeview's central intersection. In the end, it ...

MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — The woman convicted of starving, torturing and killing 4-year-old Myls Dobson in a Midtown high-rise in 2014 was chiefly concerned about her hairdo during her sentencing of ...

UPTOWN — The North Side rapper who was the target of at least two fatal shootings in Rogers Park in recent years was gunned down Friday morning in Uptown, authorities said. Two bullets to the back ...

EAST VILLAGE — Finally, you can scoop your dog's poop with Donald Trump's face. As first reported by EV Grieve, The School for the Dogs at 155 E. Second St., which offers “reform school” for problem ...