Ald. Raymond Lopez

A Chicago alderman on Tuesday proposed a unique incentive to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19: allowing blocks in which the majority of residents have been vaccinated to once again hold block parties this summer.

Beginning Monday, National Guard-led sites will be vaccinating residents eligible under Phase 1B, as well as sites at Jewel Osco and Walgreens, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, noting that CVS is expected to “soon follow.”

15th Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez is questioning why city officials are focusing on only one area of Chicago during Thursday’s public safety drill. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez said on Thursday his home was targeted by “gang bangers” after he was “awakened” overnight to bricks being thrown through the windows of his Brighton Park home and a nearby garage set on fire. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez said Thursday he was “awakened” overnight to bricks being thrown through the windows of his Brighton Park home and a nearby garage set on fire. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports

NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story about the questions neighbors and officials are asking after a horse was found dead in an Englewood yard.

Authorities are investigating after a horse was found dead Saturday, and a local alderman is calling for changes to laws governing the animals. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the details.

A Chicago alderman is calling for new legislation restricting livestock in the city following recent allegations of animal abuse at a property in the Englewood neighborhood. Authorities are investigating after a horse was found dead Saturday, Feb. 15, at a home on the 1000 block of W. 61st Street. Some neighbors expressed concerns that a dog may have been eating…