Seniors living on the West Side of Chicago are demanding answers for the constant flooding problem in the area.

Here's a list of fests takings place in Chicago this weekend. The Windy City Smokeout features performances from country stars, including Bailey Zimmerman, Old Dominion and more. The festival also draws local and national barbecue vendors. Where: 24 th Street between State and Federal

Mayor Johnson reaffirmed Chicago's status as a welcoming city, stating local police will not work with ICE despite concerns about increased assaults on immigration agents nationwide.

The settlements would broadside an already severely cash-strapped City Hall, which ended last year with a zero balance in its operating checkbook.

Around the area in the next few days, Chicago Gospel Music Festival is in Millennium Park, Chance the Rapper hosts Chicago Got Sole, G-Fest descends on Rosemont and Alabama Shakes comes to Salt

Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge and his detectives.

South Side native Billie Holiday is a film and television location manager. She made sure the city of Chicago had a starring role in Marvel's new "Ironheart" series, now streaming on Disney+.

Chicago Mayor Johnson's youth employment efforts see success as 29,000 secure jobs through One Summer Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said more than 28,000 young people have been hired by the city through the One Summer Chicago program so far in 2025, a 17% increase since the initiative started in 2023.