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Chicago City Hall.
City Hall
Johnson launches summer jobs program
The program will have 24,000 jobs and internships for young people ages of 16 to 24. And while that’s 2,000 more than last year, it is 8,000 fewer than the One Summer Chicago program provided in 2019.
By Fran Spielman
 
Flashing lights on a police vehicle.
Crime
Stolen car rams fire hydrant in Englewood, critically injuring 5 teens
Four girls and a boy, ages 13 and 14, were taken to hospitals after the speeding car crashed in the 6900 block of South Lowe Avenue.
By Kade Heather
 
Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.
Crime
3 boys, woman injured in multi-vehicle crash in Englewood
A woman driving a hatchback tried to turn left from Marquette Road onto Lafayette Avenue but was struck by a man driving an SUV.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
The Cook County criminal courthouse.
Crime
Parolee out on bond is accused of shooting at cops during pursuit that ended in a crash
Antwon Harrison, 24, allegedly fired a weapon at officers from a vehicle fleeing the scene of a shooting in Englewood on Monday. The driver was also arrested.
By Matthew Hendrickson
 
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The Watchdogs
10 years after mass CPS school closings, enrollment is even worse. What can be done?
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he opposes closing schools and our investigation shows they didn’t help students or communities. We explore the alternatives.
By Nader Issa, Lauren FitzPatrick, and 1 more
 
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Crime
5 in car fleeing Englewood shooting in custody; 2 men wounded
Police responding at 59th Street and Ashland Avenue Monday evening came under fire, but no officers were hurt.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Man killed, another wounded in Englewood shooting
The two men were shot Saturday in the 7100 block of South Peoria Street, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
13-year-old boy shot in Englewood
The teen was standing near the street in the 6300 block of South Ashland Avenue when he was shot late Thursday afternoon, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Chicago police work the scene where four people were shot near the intersection of West 71st Street and South Halsted St. in the Englewood neighborhood, Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Crime
4 wounded — one fatally — in Englewood drive-by shooting
A group of people standing on a sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street were fired upon by someone in a vehicle.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Girl, 14, grazed by bullet in Englewood
The teen was with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Ada Street when shots were fired, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Merchandise is removed from a closed Save A Lot store at 344 E. 63rd St. on the South Side on Monday, May 22, 2023.
Chicago
Washington Park Save A Lot closed after break-in
The store at 344 E. 63rd St. was shut because of property damage from a break-in reported Saturday, the company said. A sign at the low-cost grocery store urged customers to visit the Englewood Save A Lot less than 2 miles away.
By Mariah Rush
 
Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times
Crime
Man fatally shot in Englewood
The man, 41, was in the 6000 block of South Paulina Street about 4:10 p.m. when a Jeep approached and someone opened fire, striking him in his chest, Chicago police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Woman dies days after being shot in Englewood
LaTonya Byrd, 41, was shot May 6 while riding in a car in the 1000 block of West 70th Street, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
2 dead, 3 wounded in Englewood mass shooting; witness blames ‘lost hope’
Two men were killed and three others wounded in a shooting Thursday, fire officials said.
By Mary Norkol and Emmanuel Camarillo
 
The low-cost grocery store Save A Lot, at 832 W. 63rd St., opened in Englewood on Thursday at the site of a former Whole Foods that closed last year.
Chicago
Englewood Save A Lot opens at former Whole Foods site without fanfare
A week after a contentious community forum during which residents said they did not want a Save A Lot, the store at 832 W. 63rd St. opened Thursday. “We thought it was best to open the doors and let the community decide for themselves on how they felt about things,” a company executive told the Sun-Times.
By Mariah Rush
 
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Crime
Chicago weekend gun violence: 4 killed, 22 wounded
A 24-year-old Chicago police officer was among the four killed, and separate attacks about an hour apart on the Lower West Side wounded three.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Man found shot and killed in Englewood
Officers responding to a call of a person shot found the man, 26, unresponsive on the ground in the 6000 block of South Carpenter Street.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
El accidente ocurrió en la cuadra 200 al oeste de 71st Street, en Greater Grand Crossing. | Archivos Sun-Times
Crime
Man fatally shot while loading groceries in West Englewood
Witnesses reported a gunman walked up to a man loading groceries into his car and opened fire at the store parking lot in West Englewood.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Residents and local leaders — including Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), Yellow Banana CEO Joe Canfield, Save A Lot CEO Leon Bergmann and Yellow Banana co-founder Michael Nance — filled Kennedy-King College’s auditorium Wednesday for a tense meeting following the postponement of the new Save A Lot’s opening in April.
Chicago
Save A Lot officials face off with Englewood residents over plans for shuttered Whole Foods site
In a contentious community meeting Wednesday night, Save A Lot’s CEO tried to convince concerned community members that the low-cost grocer is ready to meet their shopping needs.
By Mariah Rush
 
Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times
Crime
Man charged with strangling and fatally stabbing his quadriplegic father
Rodney Crowder Sr., 48, was found face-down in a bed with a stab wound to his chest in an apartment in the 6000 block of South Sangamon Street.
By Matthew Hendrickson
 
Sunni Powell, owner of Powell’s Barbershop in the Englewood neighborhood, stands inside his new barber shop, Saturday, April 15, 2023. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Business
In Englewood, Powell’s Barbershop marks new chapter years after fatal shooting struck business
The remodeled barbershop on Chicago’s South Side is part of a collective of entrepreneurs taking a new approach to building their businesses.
By Elvia Malagón
 
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Crime
Man fatally shot in West Englewood
The man, 44, was shot in the chest about 4:20 p.m. Thursday while in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Education
Two CPS principals removed due to ‘investigation’
The principals at Hyde Park Academy and Lindblom Math and Science Academy were removed beginning Monday.
By Mary Norkol
 
Rev. Gerald Dew on Monday stands outside of the former Antioch Baptist Church in the 6200 block of South Stewart Avenue.
Chicago
Historic Antioch Church in Englewood looks for donations ahead of expansive rebuild
A year after a fire destroyed the building on Good Friday, plans to rebuild have been finalized, but the church still needs at least $3 million to open debt-free in 2025.
By Mariah Rush
 
A man was fatally shot November 9, 2021 in Lawndale.
Crime
Woman found shot to death in Englewood home
The woman, 35, was found inside a home in the 5500 block of South Lowe Avenue about 9:50 a.m.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Dion Dawson, founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, will be able to deliver food to at least 125 more families with the help of a grant specifically for South Side organizations.
Chicago
5 South Side groups awarded $1 million in grants will offer free services to ‘transform health care’
Groups like Dion’s Chicago Dream and Trek World USA have been given grants from South Side Community Health Organization.
By Mariah Rush
 
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Crime
Boy, 15, shot in Englewood
The shooting happened in the 7100 block of South Wood Street, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Powell’s Barbershop, 1139 W. 63rd St., where authorities say the Goonie Gang killed Gerald Sias while gunning for a rival. The shop was featured in a scene in the Spike Lee movie “Chi-Raq.”
Goonie Gang terrorized Englewood, bragged on Facebook, made Goonie Gang T-shirts, feds say
By Frank Main
 
A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in Englewood.
Crime
Man fatally shot in car in Englewood
Jamel Fields, 28, was shot in the left shoulder about 12:45 p.m. Saturday while in the 1000 block of West 59th Street.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Sandra Rosalie McWorter Marsh, great-great-granddaughter of Free Frank McWorter, speaks with students at the Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute at Kennedy-King College in Englewood, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The McWorter family donated 1700 cookbooks collected over the years by Sandra McWorter.
Black History
Okra, celery and ham: Kennedy-King students cook up a gumbo from African American history
The great-great granddaughter of a man who bought 15 family members out of slavery donated more than 1,700 cookbooks to Kennedy-King College.
By Lisa Philip | WBEZ
 
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