Lawndale
Police said he was found with gunshot wounds to the head and chest in the 2700 block of West 18th Street.
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.
Some have argued the alderperson’s appointment to replace her brother is yet another example of political nepotism in a city dominated by family dynasties. But Ald. Monique Scott says she has the credentials for the job.
On Friday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot took the first step toward turning a symbol of corruption and neglect into a $68 million project that will transform the notorious, 21-acre dump site at Roosevelt and Kostner into a solar-powered hub.
The attack occurred about 3:50 p.m. in the 2700 block of South Kildare Avenue The boy was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital.
The woman was shot Monday morning in the 3300 block of West Arthington Street, police said. She died at a hospital.
Police said he was shot in the 900 block of South Independence Boulevard.
Two 13-year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy were taken to Stroger Hospital, where they were listed in good condition.
Police doing a wellness check found the man unresponsive in the 7200 block of South Francisco Avenue.
Cordero Locke, 33, was in the 1300 block of South Komensky Avenue when he was shot in the head, police said.
He was attacked in the 3400 block of West 30th Street, police said,
Community members united to demand that big music festivals leave Douglass Park, which links Little Village and Lawndale.
The teen was inside a business about 7:50 p.m. in the 3100 block of West Roosevelt Road when two people entered and fired shots.
The man was on the back porch of a residence in the 4300 block of West 18th Street when he was shot, police said
She was a teacher and principal and helped kids interested in medicine follow a doctor around to see what the work was like, helping many pursue careers in medicine.
The shooting happened in the 3200 block of West 30th Street when a dark sedan pulled up and someone inside began firing, Chicago police said.
The boy was standing on the sidewalk about 8:35 p.m. in the 900 block of South Albany Avenue when someone inside a gray car opened fire.
Mount Sinai Hospital in North Lawndale launched the program this year, providing free diapers to infants born at the hospital.
The person was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. An officer was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center for a sprained ankle.
They were found inside a residence in the 1300 block of South Harding Avenue, police said.
The three-day music festival starts Friday, but some West Side leaders say it’s detrimental to the health of nearby communities.
“We really try to hold to the Route 66 theme and try to have something that’s quaint, elegant for our community,” said founder Drewone Goldsmith.
The annual bike ride will pass hot spots of gang activity in an effort to have riders and bystanders form better associations with sometimes precarious corners.
He was shot in the knee while walking on a sidewalk in the 700 block of South Kostner Avenue Sunday, Chicago police said.
Construction on the $43 million development at 79th and Halsted streets is expected to start Wednesday, with the city promising that pending projects in other areas will follow.
After a heated community meeting, neighborhood groups are calling for artists to drop out of the weekend music festival as they continue to push for changes to how the West Side park is used.
Even as drug stores increasingly provide more vital services, including COVID-19 tests, contraceptive counseling and wellness visits, communities on the South and West sides have fewer locations than other parts of the city.
“Kids, 13, 14, 15 years old, they have no place to go,” said one of the founders of the camp, which seeks to keep teens off the streets in neighborhoods plagued by violence.