Morgan Park

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Crime

They were sitting in a parked car in the 11300 block of South May Street when they were shot.

By Sun-Times Wire

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus.

City Hall

Black-owned company gets OK for $13.5M city subsidy to buy, revamp 6 South, West side grocery stores

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, said the Save A Lot name that will be revived by stores operated by Yellow Banana has been seriously damaged by store closings.

By Fran Spielman

Obituaries

Maxine Duster, Chicago educator, civic leader, dead at 83

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.

By Maureen O’Donnell

Roderick Woodson of Morgan Park, who was shocked when scammers stole $997 from his Chime Financial account — and frustrated when he couldn’t get help from the fintech company.

The Watchdogs

Chime refunds $977 amid Sun-Times questions, as neo-bank apps face thousands of consumer complaints

Roderick Woodson of Morgan Park saw $997 mysteriously drained from his Chime Financial account in minutes. The company restored his money after a Sun-Times reporter asked: What happened?

By Stephanie Zimmermann

A man was fatally shot Sept. 24, 2022 on the Far South Side.

Crime

Man fatally shot at gathering in Morgan Park

Kenard Milsap, 30, was in a backyard at a gathering in the 11800 block of South Hale Avenue when he was shot, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Dirksen Federal Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St.

Crime

Cook County sheriff’s deputy’s boyfriend and his sister hit with federal drug charges

Sean Dwyer and his sister Bridgett Massey are accused of conspiracy and cocaine possession. Dwyer also faces a federal gun charge.

By Frank Main

A teen boy was shot June 17, 2022, in West Englewood.

Crime

Man found fatally shot in Morgan Park

The 42-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his head at a residence in the 10900 block of South Racine Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

Two people were dead and a third was injured in a head-on crash July 16, 2022 on the Far South Side.

Morgan Park

2 dead, 1 injured in head-on crash in Morgan Park

The crash occurred about 1 a.m. in the 10700 block of South Vincennes Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Viktoria de Jong (right) talks to a 4-year-old boy as he sits on his mother’s lap after getting his first COVID-19 shot.

Coronavirus

Youngest Chicagoans focus of latest vaccination push

The Chicago Department of Public Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois are teaming up to open family vaccination clinics on the South Side throughout the summer.

By Mariah Rush

Four people were wounded in a shooting July 1, 2022, in West Garfield Park.

Crime

11-year-old girl wounded in accidental shooting inside Morgan Park apartment

She was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was in fair condition, police said.

By Mohammad Samra

Crime

Catholic school worker, her brother and 81-year-old mother all found shot to death inside Morgan Park home

The three were found during a well-being check inside a home in the 11300 block of South Green Street about 5 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

By Mitch Dudek, David Struett, and 1 more

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

News

6 injured in 3-way-crash near Dan Ryan Expy. in Morgan Park

The crash occurred in the 11400 block of South Marshfield Avenue about 1:45 a.m, police said.

By Mohammad Samra

A man checks on a borrowed generator outside his Hillside home after a storm.

The Watchdogs

Citing Sun-Times report, Rush is pushing to mandate safety standards for portable generators

Gas-powered portable generators emit deadly carbon monoxide and have been blamed for more than 1,000 deaths since 2005, including that of a Morgan Park woman.

By Stephanie Zimmermann

Morgan Park

Morgan Park senior living home finishes $23 million renovation

The Smith Village senior living community has modernized its Johanson Wing and will begin accepting admissions in November.

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

A man was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Saturday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

Crime

Boy, 14, dies days after he was shot in parked car in Morgan Park

A 29-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting Thursday morning in the 1600 block of West Waseca Place.

By Mohammad Samra

Crime

At least 2 in custody in connection with shooting of Chicago cop, 2 federal agents on Southwest Side

They are among five law enforcement officials wounded in three days in Chicago. ‘The police are under siege,’ Ald. Matt O’Shea said.

By Frank Main, Jermaine Nolen, and 3 more

Police officer John Thill monitors cameras placed around the 19th Ward from the Morgan Park District’’s Strategic Decision Support Center.

News

New police cameras coming to Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park

At least 12 new cameras are to be installed in the 19th Ward neighborhoods after a fatal carjacking and mass shooting in the past year.

By Mitch Dudek

Crime

Fourth suspect in carjacking murder of retired firefighter identified by DNA on shoe: prosecutors

Jaylen Saulsberry, 19, was ordered held without bail. Saulsberry was taken into custody at O’Hare Airport Tuesday after he was extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested on a separate warrant tied to another carjacking incident, prosecutors said.

By David Struett

Crime

4th arrest made in murder of retired firefighter in Morgan Park carjacking

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown announced Friday the suspect was arrested in Pennsylvania on a separate warrant by the FBI.

By David Struett

Chicago

Chicago ex-top cop shocked by 71-year-old woman’s slaying on street where he lived for decades

“The most we worried about was garage burglaries,” says Eddie Johnson, who was Chicago police superintendent from 2016 through 2019.

By Frank Main, Sam Charles, and 1 more

Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times

Crime

71-year-old grandmother killed by gunfire entering her Morgan Park home

Emma Wright was in a home when two people fired shots into the residence from outside, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

2nd teen charged in murder of retired firefighter near South Side popcorn shop

Dwain Williams, 65, was killed in the early December attack.

By Sophie Sherry and Matthew Hendrickson

Crime

15-year-old charged in murder of retired firefighter was part of ‘calculated’ carjacking attempt, prosecutors said

Police characterized the suspects as a “carjacking crew” responsible for several other crimes in the area.

By Matthew Hendrickson and David Struett

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, with the help of the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, drop off gifts to the family of fallen CPD officer Samuel Jimenez in West Morgan Park on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.

News

Operation Santa offers holiday reprieve for families of fallen, wounded Chicago cops

“It is absolutely beautiful to know that my family in blue remembers every year,” said Crystal Garcia, the widow of Samuel Jimenez, a Chicago police officer killed during a shooting rampage at Mercy Hospital in 2018.

By Tom Schuba