Since 1998, Patricia Ramirez and her husband have been operating a small plumbing company on the Northwest Side with hopes to expand their business. While the couple knew plumbing, they weren't as ...

Fall River's Building Blocks program aims to fight blight in the form of vacant and dilapidated homes. The program is run by the city's Community Development Agency. Building Blocks helps the city get ...

FALL RIVER — The spectacle of a vacant and blighted property often receives much attention — not the positive kind, either. The general lack of upkeep, a notoriety for attracting unwelcome pests to a ...

Kids and parents alike shuffled into the Ashland Optimists Club on Saturday for an afternoon filled with fun at the Block Kids Building Program. Almost 60 kids participated in the competition. The ...

A man accused of attacking his neighbor with a knife and pointing a gun at them was arrested in Arbyrd early Friday morning, June 13. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe and the state of Missouri have ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For years, preschoolers at Building Blocks Learning Academy in Englewood have learned, through Earth Day activities, to invest in their environment. But the owner of the school says ...

Chuck Roberts, President and CEO of Lakeshore Public Media, about the Building Blocks Program goals Guest Chuck Roberts, President and CEO of Lakeshore Public Media, talks about the origin, impact, ...