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Community garden season has come to Chicago, prompting city-dwellers to grow their own food and flowers in the spaces they call home.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announced a multi-million dollar renovation plan Thursday that includes remodeling Navy Pier and building a 10,000-seat basketball arena near McCormick Place that would be the home court of DePaul University's basketball teams.

The five-month long shutdown of the CTA Red Line South kicks off Sunday, causing all local transit organizations and even the White Sox to pitch in. 

 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans on seeking re-election in 2015 and says he's not seeking higher office.

Trying to land a Chicago casino has become an annual sticking point for those who want to expand gambling in Illinois. But Gov. Pat Quinn has axed two gambling bills and invoked images of infiltrating "mobsters."

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is backtracking on his plan to revoke free water from nonprofits. 

As high-rises have come down, the Chicago Housing Authority has had to readjust plans for mixed-income developments amid the economic downtown.