Greater Grand Crossing

Two men were shot in Humboldt Park early Saturday.

One killed, one wounded in Grand Crossing shooting

One man, whose age has not been reported, was fatally shot in the head, and the other, a 50-year-old, was in good condition after being shot in the right leg, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

3 men wounded in Greater Grand Crossing shooting

The men were in the 7100 block of South State Street Monday evening when a person approached and shot all three of them, police said.

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Crime

Man slain in Greater Grand Crossing drive-by

The man, 29, was shot and killed in the 7200 block of South University Avenue, police said.

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Crime

Woman stabbed on CTA platform in Greater Grand Crossing

A 24-year-old woman and 21-year-old woman were having a verbal argument on the 79th Street station platform when the younger woman pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the other woman in her left forearm, police said.

By Violet Miller

Solicitantes de asilo, en su mayoría venezolanos, acampan frente a la comisaría de Grand Crossing, en el 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave.

Venezuelan migrant shot while holding her son outside South Side police station

By Emmanuel Camarillo and Frank Main

A car ended up in Lake Michigan near Streeterville early Saturday, police said.

News

Motorcyclist dies in traffic crash in Grand Crossing

A 26-year-old female driver, heading northbound in the 6900 block of South South Chicago Avenue, collided with the motorcyclist traveling in the same direction, police said.

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Crime

Man shot to death in Grand Crossing identified

Officers found a 19-year-old man inside a residence in the 1200 block of East 72nd Place with a gunshot wound to the right side of his face, police said.

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Crime

2 men shot in drive-by outside Grand Crossing funeral

The men, 38 and 43, were critically wounded outside a Leak and Sons Funeral Home Wednesday morning despite a police presence, police said.

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Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

Crime

1 dead, 1 wounded in Grand Crossing shooting

Three men stepped out of a car Tuesday in the 500 block of East 79th Street and began shooting, killing a 28-year-old man and wounding a 37-year-old man, police say.

By Sun-Times Wire

Twelve people were shot, one fatally, April 27, 2022 in Chicago.

Crime

Man fatally shot in Grand Crossing home

The man was shot in the chest about 1:15 p.m. while inside the home inthe 6600 block of South Hartwell Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man killed in Greater Grand Crossing drive-by

A 27-year-old man was shot in his chest at 71st Street and King Drive by someone in a black SUV about 10:45 Tuesday night, police said.

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Crime

Man fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing

He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and leg about 11:10 a.m. Monday while in the 7800 block of South State Street.

By Sun-Times Wire

St. Laurence Elementary School in Grand Crossing.

Entertainment and Culture

Theaster Gates South Side arts hub names programming team

The acclaimed Chicago artist has renovated vacant buildings across the South Side through his Rebuild Foundation. The former elementary school, vacant for 20 years, will be transformed into an arts hub in 2024.

By Mariah Rush

Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

Crime

Ambulance, fire truck in separate crashes in West Town, Grand Crossing; 5 CFD firefighters hurt

Five firefighters were hospitalized after a driver struck a fire truck, causing the truck to flip on its side in Grand Crossing.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

2 teens shot in Grand Crossing

The boys, 15 and 16, were walking on a sidewalk when someone drove by and shot them.

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Crime

Man shot, killed in Greater Grand Crossing

Reffes Brown, 69, was in the lobby of an apartment building in the 7600 block of South Drexel Avenue when someone fired shots. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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Crime

Man found fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing

Tony Wilson, 41, was shot in the 7600 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

15-year-old boy shot in Grand Crossing

Officers walking in the 100 block of East 72nd Street found the boy with a gunshot wound to the foot. No other information was available.

By Sun-Times Wire

Residents hold a march against violence Saturday in Grand Crossing.

Religion

‘Our youth matter’ — Hundreds march against violence in Grand Crossing

The Rev. John Hannah, senior pastor of New Life Covenant Church Southeast, led hundreds in the “Prayer on the 9” march.

By Kaitlin Washburn

Greater Grand Crossing residents have been urging the city to crack down on bars and provide a larger police presence on East 75th Street. They say the bars are magnets for spontaneous parties like this one in 2021 in the 300 block of East 75th Street.

The Watchdogs

East 75th Street residents win City Hall crackdown on bars blamed for summer mayhem

Three taverns agreed to “corrective-action plans” requiring safety improvements. A fourth is expected to follow. The battle over East 75th Street offers a window into street-level democracy, Chicago-style.

By Frank Main

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Crime

Teen killed, another wounded in Grand Crossing shooting

The shooting happened Saturday night in the 6400 block of South King Drive.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

4 wounded in shooting near ‘O Block’ in Grand Crossing

Gunfire erupted Wednesday in the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue around the corner from ‘O Block,’ a notoriously violent stretch that includes the Parkway Gardens apartment complex.

By Tom Schuba and Kade Heather

Rodney Johnson at the site on 75th Street of past gatherings that erupted in violence. He’s part of a neighborhood group fighting to get bars to keep the large gatherings under control.

Bar owners, Greater Grand Crossing residents at odds over crowds, violence on East 75th Street

By Frank Main

Crime

Man killed in shooting inside Grand Crossing home

The man, 41, was with a group of people inside the residence in the 6600 block of South Hartwell Avenue when shots were fired.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot and killed Friday, Aug. 19 in West Garfield Park.

Crime

Girl, 15, wounded in Grand Crossing shooting

The girl was walking with a group into an alley about 8:05 p.m. Wednesday when someone fired shots from across the street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Crime

Man attacked on CTA 69th Street Red Line platform

The 20-year-old man suffered cuts to his head Sunday night and was hospitalized in critical condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Top row: 5th Ward candidates Tina Hone (left) and Desmon Yancy. Bottom row: 4th Ward candidates Prentice Butler (left) and Lamont Robinson.

Elections

South Side 4th, 5th Ward City Council candidates focus on public safety, development

A state lawmaker and the outgoing incumbent’s chief of staff are vying for the open seat in the 4th Ward. And just to the south, a lawyer is competing against a religious charity director in the 5th Ward.

By Mary Norkol

Crime

Man shot to death inside car in Grand Crossing

A man was in a car in the 7100 block of South Eberhart Avenue when someone in another vehicle fired at him, police said. The man died at a hospital.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man shot to death in Greater Grand Crossing

Troy Pouncey was shot in his face and body about 1:15 p.m. Sunday in the 7100 block of South Calumet Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Business

Tech training center to open in Greater Grand Crossing

California’s Bitwise Industries is opening a facility in Chicago to train apprentices after getting $80 million in new funding. It hopes to hire 100 people in a year.

By David Roeder