South Shore

Crime

Teen girl missing since August found strangled in South Shore

Amarise Parker, who was reported missing from the 10900 block of South Wood Street, was last seen on Aug. 30 when she left her home after coming home from school, according to a Chicago police missing persons alert.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man, 39, was dead on the scene with a gunshot wound to his chest.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Boy, 16, fatally shot in in Avalon Park

A 16-year-old boy was in a parking lot in the 1900 block of East 87th Street at about 3:55 p.m. when he was shot in the back and right leg, according to police. The teen was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition, but he later died.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man, 35, suffered gunshot wounds to the head and back.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Dad charged after girl, 2, shoots herself in South Shore

The girl was taken to a hospital in good condition Monday night. Her father, Demetrius Williams, 29, was charged with misdemeanor child endangerment.

By Violet Miller and Rosemary Sobol

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

Crime

Woman slain in South Shore late Friday

The woman, 25, was in a vehicle about 10:45 p.m. Friday in the 7800 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when she was shot multiple times in her body, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

By Sun-Times Wire

“Culture is Power,” a mural at 79th Street and East End Avenue that Max Sansing painted in 2018 and which he recently restored.

Max Sansing’s ‘Culture is Power’ mural is reborn on the South Side

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

Woman killed, man grazed in South Shore shooting

The two were outside about 10:45 a.m. when a group of people opened gunfire on them.

By Sun-Times Wire

The “Builders of the Cultural Present” mural at 71st Street and Jeffery Avenue.

Historic ‘Van Gogh on the block’ mural restored on the South Side, then nearly destroyed

By Sun-Times staff

City Hall

Proposed law would protect South Shore from gentrification threat near Obama Center

Ald. Desmon Yancy’s housing preservation ordinance seeks to address the South Shore neighborhood’s affordable housing crisis — an issue that has been festering for years.

By Allison Novelo

Crime

Boy, 15, dropped at South Shore Hospital with gunshot wounds dies

Police say a 15-year-old with gunshot wounds was dropped off at the hospital Monday evening. No one is in custody, and the location of the shooting is unknown.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Crime

Man hospitalized after shooting himself during argument in South Shore

A man was in an argument with another man when he pulled out a gun and accidentally shot himself in the 6800 block of South Cornell Avenue, police say. He was arrested.

By Sun-Times Wire

Delilah Bennem, 1, laughs while her mom, Endia Williams, who works as an eligibility specialist at The Lactation Network and as a doula on the side, lifts her into the air while Bennem’s dad, Joseph Bennem, watches during Latch & Stroll, a resource fair organized by the South Side Birth Center in honor of Black Breastfeeding Week on Saturday at Russell Square Park in the South Chicago neighborhood.

Health

Black women breastfeed less than other groups; Black Breastfeeding Week hopes to change that

Black Breastfeeding Week — which runs through Thursday — provides education and uplifts families who may face social and health care roadblocks to breastfeeding.

By Mariah Rush

Crime

15-year-old boy shot at park in South Shore

The boy was shot in the foot and was in good condition at Comer Children’s Hospital.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Crime

Security guard shoots, kills gunman in South Shore

Two men were arguing when one pulled out a gun and started shooting, hitting the other man. A nearby security guard drew his own gun and opened fire, killing the gunman, police said.

By Allison Novelo, Mary Norkol, and 1 more

Gabrielle Allen, graduate of Kenwood Academy High School, speaks at a ceremony rewarding students the Revie Sorey Trunk Scholarship for overcoming adversity to pursue post-secondary education last week at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago.

Education

College-bound Chicago students receive trunks stocked with laptops, backpacks

Three top finalists for the 15th annual Revie Sorey Trunk Scholarships read prize-winning essays last week at South Shore Cultural Center, and 125 college-bound students receive loads of school essentials.

By Mariah Rush

A man was shot to death Mar. 20, 2022, in Roseland.

Crime

Man called 911 and said he was having a ‘bad day.’ Police found woman fatally stabbed in South Shore home

A man was taken into custody after a woman was found with multiple stab wounds, dead on the scene, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Two men were shot, one fatally, early Saturday in Chinatown, police said.

Crime

Boy, 13, grazed by bullet while riding bike in South Shore

The boy was in the 1900 block of East 67th Street when someone fired shots, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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

Crime

Girl, 16, fatally shot in South Shore; woman wounded

Tyana Bosley, 16, was listed in critical condition but she later died, and the woman, 32, was in good condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Jury rules in favor of CPD officers in 2018 fatal shooting of barber Harith Augustus in South Shore

The verdict was reached Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Augustus’ family after the July 14, 2018, shooting in South Shore that prompted protests and civil unrest.

By Kade Heather

A man riding a horse at the Broken Arrow Horseback Riding Club’s annual Speed and Action Rodeo and Horse Show last month at the South Shore Cultural Center. The rodeo is one of the main events for the not-for-profit organization, which aims to foster community around Black horsemanship in the Chicago area

Black cowboy culture in Chicago lives on through South Side riding club

By Bianca Cseke and Meha Ahmad | WBEZ

Movies and TV

Movie gives South Side’s Khalil Everage the high school experience he never had

During filming of ‘The Crusades,’ Everage said he gained about 15 pounds after eating Portillo’s and Giordano’s most days

By Jacquelyne Germain

Crime

South Shore shooting victim dies after driving herself to hospital

The woman was shot in her back Monday morning in the 2800 block of East 75th Street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Boy, 16, man, 28, wounded in South Shore shooting

They were outside in the 2000 block of East 71st Street when someone passing in a dark-colored sedan shot and hit them, according to the Chicago Police Department.

By Sun-Times Wire

Immigration

NW Side residents express support and disapproval of plan to house immigrant families at Wilbur Wright College

The shelter would alleviate pressure on police stations, which have turned into temporary shelters for more than 700 asylum-seekers across the city, officials said.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

(From left) Craig Harrington, attorney Frank Avila, residents Natasha Dunn and Darnell Jones stand outside the former South Shore High School. They’re suing to halt the city of Chicago’s plan to house asylum-seekers at the school.

Immigration

Lawsuit seeks to stop former South Shore High School from being turned into shelter for migrants: ‘We were forced to do this’

The suit says that a plan to house asylum-seekers at the shuttered school violates a lease agreement and names the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools as defendants.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

Crime

Man fatally shot during argument outside South Shore fast food restaurant

The man was arguing with another man about 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of East 71st Place, when the other man pulled out a handgun and fired shots, striking him multiple times.

By Sun-Times Wire

An angry resident stands amid a crowd to shout at city officials at a South Shore community meeting.

Immigration

South Shore residents blast plan to turn former school into shelter for migrants: ‘We don’t want them in this building’

Residents said the neighborhood is in dire need of the resources being used to help asylum-seekers and that the city should instead house them on the North Side.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

The former South Shore High School at 7627 S. Constance Ave in South Shore, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The building is a potential choice for a shelter for asylum-seeker. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Immigration

South Shore leaders left out of city’s plan to convert high school into shelter for families seeking asylum

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office plans to host a community meeting Thursday to discuss the plan, but few details have been made public.

By Elvia Malagón

Crime

Man fatally shot during fight in elevator in South Shore

Malik Jarmen, 21, was shot once in the abdomen and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died.

By Sun-Times Wire