Wicker Park

The bookseller plans to open four stores in the Chicago area, as part of a larger plan to open 50 locations across the U.S. in 2024.
Wicker Park’s Stuart Chaseman, who found fame but not love on the Netflix show, readies for concert with his band the Born Again Sinners.
He was near an alley about 4:45 p.m. when someone walked up to him and shot him in the chest.
Frustrated by what they say is a lack of transparency and urgency from Chicago police, the family of Nakari Campbell say they’ve had to take the investigation of the Aug. 4 crash into their own hands.
The courts will be open to the public, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week, starting Monday and running through Nov. 15.
In each robbery early Tuesday, three men stepped out of a silver car and took belongings from pedestrians and cyclists before fleeing. Some victims suffered minor injuries, police said.
Festivalgoers showed up to bid farewell to the beloved street fest that has celebrated its love for house music from Wicker Park to Hyde Park.
Thomas William Martel, 22, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and animal torture, Chicago police said.
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) had 50.1% of the vote after the latest batch of mail-in ballots were tallied, putting him just 12 votes over the minimum needed to avoid a runoff against challenger Sam Royko.
It would be the comeback story of the year if disgraced ex-Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno can unseat Ald. Daniel La Spata in the 1st Ward. And in the wealthy nearby 43rd Ward, Ald. Timmy Knudsen is trying to prevent his appointment from fizzling out as one of the City Council’s shortest terms.
More than 5 million people viewed a tweet by Rebecca George, co-owner of Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park and downtown, who complained about a customer who made a huge book purchase for a “staging” — then brought them back.
Across Chicago on Friday, Latin American families of different backgrounds celebrated the annual traditions that come with the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day.
The city touts its Invest South/West initiative, but the real action is on the other side of town.
The drugstore, part of a celebrated renovation, incorporated features from when the building was a bank office, including a vault.
The woman, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene by fire officials, police said.
In a soul-searching interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1st) talked about going into his own tailspin after failing to talk a beloved friend out of committing suicide.