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A new survey suggests some South Siders believe Hyde Park extends far beyond its community area boundaries — and even extends ...

"Sub-areas" within neighborhoods like Chatham inspire a strong sense of pride, while in Englewood, neighbors are working to ...

Artist and photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson and sociologist Maria Krysan compiled Chicagoans’ stories in their new book. The ...

While driving with friends to watch a basketball game in Washington Park in 1979, Caroline O’Boyle (Communication ’82) was ...

AmeriCorps members and community volunteers rolled up their sleeves Saturday to honor the work of Dr. King, beautifying ...

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Below is a list of road closures and neighborhood maps for all of the landlubbers partaking in the festivities this weekend.

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