Chatham

Crime

Man critically injured in Chatham shooting

Two men were arguing Sunday night at a residence in the 8700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when one of them shot the other multiple times, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Chicago man faces murder charges in Chatham homicide

Dontrell Anderson, 26, was arrested Saturday in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, police said. He is being charged with first-degree murder and a felony charge of concealing a homicidal death.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Foot Locker security guard slain outside Chatham shop remembered as 'fun-loving, gentle giant'

Sydney Cassell, 29, was getting in his car Thursday night in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone in a blue car drove up and fired shots, killing him, police said.

By Mohammad Samra

Crime

Man shot, killed in Chatham

The man, 29, was entering his car about 7:20 p.m. Thursday in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone in a blue sedan drove up and fired shots, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Wendy's drive-thru worker shot in Chatham

A customer argued with the 20-year-old employee before firing shots, police said.

By Mary Norkol

Crime

Man killed in Chatham shooting

The shooting happened in the 8200 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

News

More than a dozen hurt in CTA bus-van crash in Chatham

The crash left three people in serious condition, seven people in fair condition and three people in good condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

By Sun-Times Wire

Cynthia Jones and Jody Roberts, grandparents of 14-year-old Amere Deese, share memories of the teen while outside their South Shore home Monday. Amere was one of three people killed in a shooting that Chicago police said also left one person wounded Sunday evening in a home in Chatham on the South Side.

Crime

Boy, 16, charged with killing three people in Chatham, including 14-year-old friend

“The only motivation here seems to be, I want that rifle. And now three people are dead,” Judge Kelly McCarthy said while ordering Antonio Velasco detained.

By Matthew Hendrickson and Sophie Sherry

Crime

14-year-old boy killed in Chatham drive-by shooting

The boy was in the 700 block of East 91st Place before noon Wednesday when someone in a white vehicle opened fire. He was struck in his back and chest and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Cynthia Jones, with her hands over her face and Jody Roberts speak to reporters outdoors after their grandson Amere Deese was shot dead.

Crime

Boy killed in triple slaying remembered as fun-loving 'jokester'; police say shooters were possibly as young as 14

“My heart is just torn into pieces,” the grandmother of Amere P. Deese, 14, said Monday after the teen was one of three victims shot in a Chatham home.

By Mohammad Samra

Artist and store manager Kristen Williams works on a portrait at Mahalia’s at 735 E. 79th St. in Chatham, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. The store features items made by Chicago’s black artists and makers. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Chicago

'Unsung Heroes' art installation of current South Siders to open at new Chatham retail spot

The new retail store, Mahalia’s, is named for the former Chatham resident and legendary singer Mahalia Jackson, and it honors beloved Chatham residents.

By Mariah Rush

Cinema Chatham has permanently closed after being reopened in 2021.

Chicago

Cinema Chatham movie theater closes unexpectedly, leaving residents ‘outdone’

Emagine Entertainment, the theater’s parent company, said the location was no longer “economically viable.”

By Mariah Rush

Crime

2 hurt as shootout over stolen vehicle in Chatham ends in crash

A man searching for a stolen vehicle pulled a gun. A suspect in the car was in serious condition with gunshot wounds. A male juvenile was injured in a crash.

By Sun-Times staff

A vacant storefront along the Magnificent Mile shopping district on October 21, 2021.

Money

15 community organizations awarded $2.7 million to revamp vacant storefronts

Groups receiving the funds will use them to revitalize commercial corridors across Chicago, including Michigan Avenue downtown and business districts in Garfield Park, Pilsen, Humboldt Park, Uptown, West Loop, Lake View and Chatham.

By Kaitlin Washburn

Three suspects in a fatal shooting in the 700 block of East 87th Street were seen fleeing a silver Nissan Dec. 20, 2023.

Crime

Chicago police looking to identify suspects in fatal shooting outside Chatham strip mall

Edward Creamer, 53, was arguing with four people, one of whom pulled out a gun and fired shots in the 700 block of East 87th Street near the Chatham Village Square mall.

By Cindy Hernandez

Several armed robberies have been reported in Park Manor in October 2019.

Crime

Man shot, killed in Chatham

The man, 53, was arguing with four people about 1 p.m. in the 700 block of East 87th Street when one of them pulled out a gun and fired shots.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man shot, wounded in Chatham

A man was shot in an altercation in the 0-100 block of West 87th Street about 7:54 p.m. Sunday. He was in fair condition at Stroger Hospital, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man fatally shot in Chatham identified

Latrelle S. Falls, 22, was in a parking lot in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue when he was struck by gunfire about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Two boys were shot to death in the 800 block of East 89th Place in Chatham on Nov. 19, 2023.

Crime

Two boys, 14, fatally shot after attempted car theft reported on South Side, police say

Police said the two 14-year-olds were found in the 800 block of East 89th Place with gunshot wounds. No one was in custody.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Suspect charged in Chatham shooting that wounded 14-year-old girl

The man, 18, was arrested Monday in the 11300 block of South May Street and charged with attempted first-degree murder, Chicago police said. His name wasn’t released because he was a juvenile at the time of the shooting.

By Sun-Times Wire