Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: Uber Overcharged Riders Nearly ...

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Block Club found that Uber had been charging the city's Downtown congestion fee outside the window the fee is to be applied.

The other man is hospitalized. Sun-Times file Share A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in Back of the Yards on Sunday night, Chicago police said. The men, ages 69 and 51 ...

Air quality will be in the moderate range through the weekend into Monday. For Saturday, look for clouds to increase through the day with highs in the 70s and cooler temperatures along the lake in ...

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