West Garfield Park, past and present

Jun. 17, 2013
The colorful story of a West Side community that's "only five miles from the Loop."

What it took to rehab the Viceroy

May. 31, 2013
An historic West Side hotel with a squalid past is transformed into a model of green, affordable housing.

Chicago's biggest 'L' rebuild

May. 22, 2013
Think the five-month Red Line renovation is a major pain? The story of an 'L' renovation that took five years.

Finding your way around Chicago's present

Apr. 19, 2013
How well did you find your way in 1954 Chicago? We reveal yesterday's mystery location.

Finding your way in Chicago's past

Apr. 18, 2013
Think you know the location of this 1954 photo? It's somewhere on the West Side.

I am [enter neighborhood here]

Mar. 29, 2013
We find comfort in the familiar, in what we know and what we’ve always known. But our city of neighborhoods often isolates, creating a series of “Chicagos,” but not one that can represent the city as a whole.

Big barn on Madison Street

Mar. 28, 2013
In the eternal battle to top New York, a West Side promoter builds the world's largest indoor arena.

South Lawndale, aka Little Village

Mar. 20, 2013
The past and present of a colorful, vibrant West Side community.

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