Aldermen voted 38-8 to give an $85 million construction contract related to the development of the police and fire training center in West Garfield Park to a controversial Los Angeles company. 

An Austin storefront near the border with Oak Park is about to get more lively.

A vacant lot on Adams Street, between Sacramento Boulevard and Francisco Avenue, is like many across East Garfield Park.

Two black-owned restaurants could open near the planned police and fire training center in West Garfield Park if the Chicago City Council approves a zoning change necessary for the businesses to locate in the area.