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 ...

WEST LOOP — As the walls of the century-old building at Washington and Carpenter are demolished this week, the West Loop site begins a new history as the future headquarters to one of the nation's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DOUGLAS — A tall, sleek white bridge designed to allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross Lake Shore Drive at 35th Street opened Wednesday evening. Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on hand, along with other ...

LOGAN SQUARE — Although the Logan Square Megamall is now virtually empty and could be in line for a huge redevelopment, longtime residents who were there through the mall's tumultuous 20-year history ...

CHICAGO — Authorities have charged a second man in the murder of a 19-year-old man at an Englewood birthday party in May. Dayvon Bennett, 19, of Hazel Crest, was charged with first-degree murder and ...

SUNNYSIDE — The city is using a former hotel in the neighborhood to house homeless families with children, officials said. The Department of Homeless Services reserved all 82 rooms at the former Best ...

LINCOLN PARK — New megamansions, some taking up to seven city lots, are popping up all over Lincoln Park while developers continue to scoop up land. About a dozen projects are in the works to knock ...

HOWARD BEACH — A mafia boss and nine wise guys — including a prominent Broad Channel business owner — were arrested Tuesday in a massive federal bust stemming from nearly 20 years of botched murders ...