East Garfield Park
Plans call for a $47.2 million building containing 63 units to be built at the southwest corner of Lake Street and Kedzie Avenue.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name had not been released as of Sunday morning.
He was shot multiple times and tried to flee, but che ollapsed in an open field nearby, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Starting this month, recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see a decrease in their benefits after a coronavirus pandemic-era funding boost ended.
The Illinois Appellate Court overturned an election board ruling that Shawn A. Walker didn’t have enough signatures on his ballot petitions. Now he will face incumbent Ald. Jason Ervin in one of Chicago’s most violent wards.
The city is seeking input until the end of February on the potential transit-oriented developments in East Garfield Park and Woodlawn near the CTA’s Green Line.
The Rev. Cornelius Parks of Good Hope Free Will Baptist Church has been organizing the ‘Loveday’ celebration for years, handing out hot meals, treats and necessities.
The four-month program launched in October and included a weekly stipend and a guaranteed job interview.
Melvin Richmond, 30, faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in the Dec. 26 shooting.
The new incarnation of a program that used to sell the lots for $1, but now will sell them for at least 10% of their market rate, is getting mixed reviews from residents.
The Project Fire program in East Garfield Park teaches glassblowing to victims of violence to help them heal. On Saturday, their works will be for sale at a holiday market.
The girl and a man were killed and another person critically wounded as they stood with several other people in the 5800 block of West Augusta Boulevard Sunday night, police said.
David Ruffin, 31, was fatally shot and a woman, 44, was wounded about 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Covenant House’s Sleep Out event gives participants a feel for what it’s like to be homeless on the streets of Chicago. About 100 will join in person, many others virtually.
Officers fire on a man who ignored orders to drop a gun. Four others were arrested. Two were charged with unlawful possession of cannabis.
The shooting happened Saturday evening in the 600 block of North Central Park Avenue, police said.
Pierre Riley, 48, died Friday afternoon at Mount Sinai Hospital.
“It was like they were just aiming at us, which is crazy because you couldn’t see anything but kids and women,” said the woman who organized the vigil. “We are so hurt.”
U.S Rep. Danny Davis called for “a massive infusion of cash money, resources to really reconstitute urban communities on the West Side of Chicago” and across the country — “the same kind of money” being sent to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
“A group of young kids on the east end of the block stand in the street and pull guns out and won’t let you pass,” one neighbor said.
Participants will get weekly stipends as they complete a four-month program. After that, they are guaranteed a job interview for a position with Rush Health.
Participants in the class are part of an ongoing eight-week health and fitness challenge in Garfield Park.
The teen is in good condition at Stroger Hospital after being struck in his leg while sitting on a porch Sunday night, police say.
Participants will take fitness classes and healthy cooking classes; ‘I’ve never known anything specifically geared toward the health and wellness of the community like this,’ said one organizer.
The venture aims to deliver fresh produce from local community gardens to homes for seniors — saving them the trip.
He was inside a commercial business in the 200 block of North Pulaski Road when someone shot him, police said.
Herban Produce in East Garfield Park switched from a nonprofit farm to for-profit in 2018. The team urges residents to visit, not because they’re on the West Side of Chicago, but because they offer “the best produce.”
Randal Wilson, 65, was near a residence in the 400 block of North Hamlin Avenue when he was shot in the chest, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.