Afroman has been removed from the lineup and other headliners will now begin between 6 and 6:30 p.m., with the festival ...

The fest's first day Friday offered a packed schedule of overlapping headliners, a wide range of local bands and likely the ...

A line of cars sits in the new Riot Fest parking lot near Douglass Park on Sept. 18, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago DOUGLASS PARK — Riot Fest announced in August that this year that it ...

Major McLaurin, 13, was leaving a job interview with After School Matters when he was jumped by at least 15 teens, his mom told Block Club. He was left with a traumatic brain injury.

The city issued a cease-and-desist notice after a fight prompted a large police response in August. Neighbors had previously ...

Hundreds packed a community meeting Thursday, with residents and elected officials pressing the railroad over its proposed $900 million maintenance facility through the two neighborhoods.

The 6,000-seat venue is expected to open in 2028 as part of the $7 billion development next to the United Center, with space for restaurants, retail and public gathering areas.

Darreon Plummer, 33, shot and killed OEMC employee Da’J Flowers in their West Rogers Park apartment in February, then fled Illinois and assumed a false identity before he was arrested this week, ...

Immigration advocates have pressed Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to probe the actions of federal immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

City inspectors found "over 500" rat droppings at the Wicker Park eatery last month. It has since passed a follow-up inspection and was cleared to reopen.

The Norwood Park Historical Society is raising money to save the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, which is the oldest existing house in Chicago.

The week kicked off with Mayor Brandon Johnson official joining the crowded mayoral race. Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering ...