The Latest Breaking News from Southwest Side

“You don’t have to go down to Michigan Avenue to shop, you can shop right here on the Southwest Side,” said Rodney Watt, director of development for the group organizing the event, now in its 10th year.

Five people were shot last weekend at a Southwest Side bar amid escalating violence between the rival biker gangs. “There’s a lot of bad blood brewing,” one biker says.

Santos Nava, Javier Castillo, Asael Espinosa and Juan Rosales, drivers for Naty’s Pizza in Gage Park, say they deserved an hourly wage and overtime, instead of being paid per delivery.

Rail operator CSX agreed to clean up passageways after Alejandra Frausto warned three years ago that falling paint is a threat to children.

Construction has begun to rehab a McKinley Park building, with 10 apartments and street-level space for businesses.

CPS should recognize that enrollment is growing on the Southwest Side, and right-size its budget to include more funding for our local schools.

A man, 18, was fatally shot on the Southwest Side, and a 27-year-old off-duty police officer was shot during an apparent road rage incident on the Northwest Side.

Attorney Timmy Knudsen is expected to be confirmed by the full City Council on Wednesday and sworn in immediately so he can take his seat and cast his first votes. If Tuesday’s Rules Committee meeting was any indication, there might just be only one dissenting vote: Southwest Side Ald. Marty…

The winner of the annual cow pie drop could take home $5,000, and proceeds will fund repairs at St. Faustina Kowalska parish.