What happens when a bunch of housing activists decide to seize some vacant homes and take the foreclosure crisis into their own hands? We take a look at a guerrilla group called the Anti-Eviction Campaign that has people rethinking their ideas on housing and homelessness in Chicago. Read an article.
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Bloomingdale Trail Gets a New Name

Ground is set to break on a major transformation that will turn an abandoned railway into a three mile-long elevated park. Chicago Tonight has exclusive details about the final plan. Read an article and view a slideshow.

Sun-Times Layoffs

We asked for your thoughts about the Chicago Sun-Times' decision to lay off their entire photo staff. We read what some of you had to say in tonight's Viewer Feedback.
The Chicago City Council passed the mayor's revised parking meter deal by 39-11. Paris Schutz has the latest.
In a major round of cuts at the Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper lays off its entire photography staff. We get reaction from the union that represents them.
The city could see hundreds of digital billboards on the sides of buildings in the next few months. Paris Schutz has the latest on the billboard bonanza, and tells us why residents are upset.
Chicago's historic Palmer House hotel is up for sale. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.
A bill that paves the way for high-level horizontal fracking in Illinois cleared an important hurdle.
The stock market is flying high. We take a look what's going on, and at how Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress could affect the markets tomorrow.
The southbound Red Line is down for the next five months. CTA President Forrest Claypool joins us to explain this massive revitalization project, and lays out his vision for the future of Chicago transit.

Navy Pier & DePaul Arena Revamp

The mayor rolls out major plans to expand McCormick Place and overhaul Navy Pier. But, elements of the plan, including a proposed new DePaul arena, are drawing criticism. Paris Schutz has the latest.
The mayor unveils grand plans for Navy Pier and McCormick Place. We talk with the heads of Navy Pier and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority about the proposal.
It would have been North America's tallest building, but instead it left a 76-foot hole in the ground. Now, it seems there's renewed interest in the Spire site. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM joins us with that story, and more top business headlines.
Donald Trump appears in a Chicago courtroom. We tell you why -- and what he had to say.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the city is planning a 12,000-seat arena at McCormick Place that could house the DePaul Blue Demons. The University of Chicago's Allen Sanderson breaks down the economics of a new stadium.
Could the city buy back its parking meters from Chicago Parking Meters LLC? Paris Schutz has more on why one alderman says it's possible -- and preferable to the mayor's proposed changes.
 

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