Neighbors, mark the calendar: the next 9th Ward Community Meeting Townhall is Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at Pullman Presbyterian Church, 550 E...

Photo Credit: Robert Loerzel Latest updates to the 2027 Chicago Mayor's race!

  Petition circulation for the February 23, 2027 Chicago mayoral election officially began this week. The field continues to grow. CBS Chica...

I was on Amtrak’s City of New Orleans yesterday and looked to my left and saw some of the construction for the Red Line Extension. I was ri...

  Juneteenth Block Party Reminder – This Thursday! Don’t miss Ald. Beale’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth Block Party on Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10 ...

Fellow 9th Ward residents and South Side neighbors, here's the latest community and political roundup for our blog. 9th Ward Specifics ...

Trying something a little different today . I'm offering this look at the past weekend's news using A.I. Let me know if you like thi...

 CTA is hosting meetings on the South Side to discuss what to expect when construction begins on the extension. There will be three of these...

The image you see is the back of a sample ballot mailed to voters from the Cook County Democratic Party. The sample ballot itself shows you ...

Photo shot March 2025 I'm sorry to say I missed the meeting with regards to Shedd School, however, upon Googling found that this was hos...

RLE Extension Project  I've seen articles about the cost of the Red Line Extension, and now this recent Chicago Tribune editoria l. Here...

Hosted by the Chesterfield Community Council and sponsored by among others Seaway/Self-Help FCU . 19th Annuel Silas Purnell College Expo Sat...

Unfortunately, I hadn't been on top of the discussion regarding Pres. Trump sending the National Guard to Chicago as I should've bee...

I wanted to share an update, at least not from Chicago Like a Local but just to share some of the pics I took recently. These were taken thi...

  [ VIDEO ] This is related to the other two entries. According to this ABC 7 report the alleged squatters involved in the other two stories...

  [ VIDEO ] You saw a story about this last month about a squatter who was able to produce some documents showing that they owned the home ...

Red Line Extension Via Block Club Chi :  With preliminary work underway, transit officials say the long-awaited Red Line Extension is set to...

transitchicago.com Any concerns about this current transit fiscal crisis ?  The Regional Transit Authority oversees Metra, Pace, and the Chi...

  [ VIDEO ] While we wait to begin construction of the CTA Red Line extension to 130th Street, at least Metra our suburban commuter rail ser...

CTA  Old news but the longtime President of the Chicago Transit Authority - Dorval Carter - had retired in January. Many viewed him as the ...