South Shore

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Crime

South Shore shooting victim's family still seeking answers: 'He was my reflection'

Torian Pryor, 19, was shot April 1 in the 6700 block of South Cornell Avenue. His brother says the grieving family hasn’t had any information from University of Chicago hospital or police on how he died.

By Violet Miller

Crime

Body found near water filtration plant in South Shore

The unidentified man was found with trauma to the head around 5:20 a.m. Thursday.

By Mary Norkol

Crime

Two men shot in South Shore

Two 35-year-old men were walking on the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue at about 10:20 p.m. when someone shot at them, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

32 shot, 7 killed in deadliest weekend of 2024

Two people were killed and four wounded in separate mass attacks in Austin. The toll surpassed that of the weekend of March 15, when 23 people were shot and five killed.

By Sophie Sherry and Violet Miller

Crime

1 killed, 1 wounded in South Shore shooting

The two men were in a parking lot about 5 p.m. in the 1500 block of East 75th Street when someone opened fire.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

2 men shot, 1 fatally, in South Shore

The men, 36 and 20, were near an alley when a fight broke out and they both were shot, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

CTA bus driver Anastasios Adamopoulos poses in uniform outside an office building.

Transportation

CTA bus driver, passenger rescue 14 residents from burning South Shore homes

Driver Anastasios Adamopoulos and a passenger hopped off his bus about 2 a.m. Monday and woke residents in two homes that were on fire. “The flames were reaching for the heavens.”

By Emmanuel Camarillo

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

Health

Pritzker proposes $23 million to improve Black maternal health: 'In Illinois, we have to take action'

A state report last year revealed Black women in Illinois were three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related medical conditions than white women. “All these years later, we still haven’t figured out how Black women can have safe pregnancies, birthing experiences, and a healthy first-year postpartum,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said. “But now, Illinois is taking action.”

By Tina Sfondeles

News

Infant in critical condition, 6 others hospitalized after high-rise fire in South Shore

Firefighters responded just before 4 p.m. to a fire at a building in the 7100 block of South Jeffery Boulevard.

By Sun-Times Wire

City Hall

South Side alderperson accuses Ald. Greg Mitchell of attacking him

In a letter to City Council Black Caucus Chair Stephanie Coleman, Ald. Desmon Yancy alleged that he was the ‘victim of an unprovoked assault’ by Mitchell after a council hearing last week. Mitchell denies the claim, and police called the situation a “non-criminal incident.”

By Fran Spielman

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City Hall

$3.25M settlement proposed for family of bipolar woman run over by Chicago police vehicle

Martina Standley’s family says she was suffering a “mental health crisis” on Nov. 13, 2019 when she walked up to a police department SUV with Chicago Police Officer Brian Greene behind the wheel. After she touched the spotlight on the vehicle, Greene sped off, driving over her.

By Fran Spielman

Crime

Concealed-carry holder questioned after fatally shooting man in South Shore

The woman was arguing with a man inside a home Friday when she pulled out a gun and shot him, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Woman found shot dead in South Shore

Tyerah Wallace, 48, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene in the 7600 block of South East End Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

G Herbo attends the BET Awards in Los Angeles in June 2023. He led Chicago’s drill music to international prominence alongside fellow rappers and collaborators Chief Keef and Lil Durk.

Crime

Chicago rapper G Herbo gets 3 years’ probation for using stolen credit card to pay for puppies, private planes

G Herbo, born Herbert Wright III, signed an agreement in July of last year pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of lying to federal agents.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

Close shot of Darryl Price’s hands as they hold his old, yellow Peoples Gas hard hat against his grey shirt.

Business

Another former Peoples Gas worker alleges he experienced racial discrimination at utility company

Darryl Price claims he and other Black workers were denied the opportunity to transfer to other departments and missed out on overtime opportunities.

By Elvia Malagón

Two female former lifeguards have sued the Chicago Park District alleging they suffered sexual abuse from supervisors when they were minors working at city beaches.

The Watchdogs

Two former lifeguards sue Chicago Park District, allege they suffered sexual abuse while working as minors

The women allege “childhood sexual abuse” by male supervisors in the years before a scandal at the city’s beaches and pools.

By Dan Mihalopoulos

Crime

Teen girl missing since August found strangled in South Shore

Amarise Parker, who was reported missing from the 10900 block of South Wood Street, was last seen on Aug. 30 when she left her home after coming home from school, according to a Chicago police missing persons alert.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man, 39, was dead on the scene with a gunshot wound to his chest.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Boy, 16, fatally shot in in Avalon Park

A 16-year-old boy was in a parking lot in the 1900 block of East 87th Street at about 3:55 p.m. when he was shot in the back and right leg, according to police. The teen was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition, but he later died.

By Sun-Times Wire