Chicago’s West Garfield Park celebrates a bold new wellness center that merges healthcare, recreation, and the arts to narrow the city’s alarming life-expectancy gap. The 60,000-square-foot facility, launched with substantial philanthropic support, stands as a beacon of hope and health along Madison Street.

A man was shot in the eye during an altercation on a CTA bus Wednesday evening on Chicago’s West Side, according to police. The incident took place in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, raising new concerns about public safety and gun violence in the city.