5-Story Apartment Building Could Replace Empty Storefront On Edgewater’s Devon Avenue

A developer wants to build 27 apartments on a site that currently has a single-story commercial building. Neighbors have until Oct. 16 to submit feedback on the plan.
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Geneva vs. Batavia will always be one of the state’s special rivalries. On Sunday, Batavia sent out a 45-page PDF documenting the rivalry's history, which began in 1913.The schools have not played every year since then, but both have a long, interesting football history. Records show a game between Geneva and a combined team from West Batavia and East Batavia in 1896.Geneva holds a slight edge overall, winning 52 of the rivalry games and losing 50. There have been five ties.In all those years,…
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A 48-year-old Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting at three people, including a 15-year-old boy who was seriously wounded in June in the Kenwood neighborhood. Shauntay Sardin, 48, was charged with three counts of attempted murder because there were two additional victims who were not shot, and aggravated battery, police said.On June 20 in the 700 block of East 47th Street, Sardin allegedly opened fire at three people, including a 15-year-old boy who was shot and…
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The City Council is facing a Sept. 30 deadline to either approve New York investment firm Stonepeak Partners' $2.53 billion bid to acquire Chicago parking meters, or roll the dice in arbitration and in court.Before casting that controversial vote, City Council leaders have brokered a compromise to try to level the playing field for Chicago taxpayers. What changes did they make? Why is the parking meters deal so controversial? Here's what you need to know: What was so bad about the 2008 parking…