The question facing Little India goes beyond how to reinvent itself. The undercurrent in many conversations is: Does it have a reason for existing?

After battling addiction and a stint in jail, Little India owner Simeran Baidwan gave Robert “Bobby” Yoakum a second chance and now he's heading up Lil Coffea Shop.

An Evanston man is accused of killing a Park Ridge business owner in the Little India shopping district in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood.

The question facing Little India goes beyond how to reinvent itself. The undercurrent in many conversations is: Does it have a reason for existing?

Walking into Little India feels like walking into a run-of-the-mill Indian grocery store. Shelves are full of Indian snacks, groceries and fresh produce.

Beverly Kumar knows which bakeries and restaurants in Chicago offer some of the flavors that take her back to Mumbai, the city in India where she grew up. These businesses are clustered on a ...