A view from Chicago's West side. The city is working to fill the abundance vacant lots on its South and West sides with middle-scale housing. This story was originally published on Smart Cities Dive.

Chicago firefighters spent the early-morning hours Monday battling a serious blaze in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The fire broke out overnight Sunday into Monday in a vacant two-story house at 2607 ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed fining building owners in the city who let their properties lie dormant. If approved, this could have a drastic impact on Chicago neighborhoods, as well as ...