Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Chicago.
Jewelry store burglarized after thieves cut through drywall inside storefront next door
Five burglars broke into a jewelry store in Goose Island on Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.
Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.
East Garfield Park residents fight rising home prices to prevent displacement
Development from the West Loop is pushing its way west into East Garfield Park. According to the Metropolitan Planning Council, home prices in the neighborhood have increased by 20% in 2018, the highest in Chicago.
Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.
Court Theatre to limit audiences to 100 due to coronavirus
Court Theatre in Hyde Park, with a capacity of about 250 seats, must limit audiences to no more than 100 people under new University of Chicago coronavirus policies.
Read the full story on Chicago Tribune.
Family of Little Village teen fatally shot in December leading weekend walk, vigil
The family of a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed in Little Village in December 2019, will lead a walk and vigil on Saturday to call for justice in her death.
Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.
Chicago’s traffic second worst in nation in 2019
Chicago’s traffic problem is getting progressively worse, and residents are paying the price in both time and wasted economic opportunity. According to a new report by mobility research firm INRIX, congestion in Chicago was the second-worst in the country in 2019 — up from third place in 2018 and fifth place in 2017. Only Boston had worse road congestion than the Windy City last year.
Read the full story on Curbed Chicago.
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