South Shore
A man trying to rob a South Shore grocery store exchanged gunfire with a store clerk, police say. Both men died.
A robbery near 73rd Street and Coles Avenue ended with two men dead, including the suspect and a concealed carry license holder who tried to stop it, police said.
The teen is in good condition at University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
A $100,000 reward has been offered for help in finding those responsible. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the act ‘disturbing.’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker condemned the incident.
South Shore was long seen as a “first house neighborhood” for middle-class residents, and it saw one of its favorite daughters go to the White House as first lady. Residents now hope the nearby Obama Presidential Center will make it “an area where people want to move into.”
The boat began taking on water. Nine people were rescued. No injuries were reported.
Police said they don’t believe the shootings are related.
The man, 23, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died, police said.
Jeffery Pub is raising its entry age, changing its music and closing earlier.
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.
He was shot while walking in the 1800 block of East 71st Street early Tuesday, police said.
The men were in the 7100 block of South Bennett Avenue when someone in a black sedan opened fire, police said.
The program mentors young adults dealing with gun violence and helps them get their GEDs. They want to show them “you’re worthy, you’re valid, and this is only one of the many things that you will go on to accomplish,” a CRED employee said.
Three people were killed and another seriously injured when a car raced through a group of people in the 7000 block of South Jeffery Boulevard early Sunday, hurling victims into the air.
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.
The two men, 36 and 65, where on a sidewalk when someone fired at them, Chicago police said.
Assistant Housing Commissioner Will Edwards said the goal is to “enable long-time homeowners, many of them older on fixed incomes, to remain in affordable housing and remain in their homes and age in place.”
Shanee Edwards-Keller is the mother of a 5-month-old son, the same age of Cecilia Thomas, who was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in the 7700 block of South Shore Drive.
The shooting happened just after 6 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Shore Drive, according to police.
Voters dumped Jackie Portman-Brown after video showed her locking up her 6-year-old grandniece to teach her a lesson. “Would I do this again?” Portman-Brown says. “Probably not. But her behavior has been improved since this incident.”
Chicago nonprofit Humble Designs transformed one family’s home into a beach-inspired oasis fit for caring for their 4-year-old daughter with a rare neurological disorder.
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Teamwork Englewood and the South Shore Chamber Community Development Corp. were selected through the Neighborhood Developers Initiative, run by Community Desk Chicago.
The new plover was sighted late afternoon Tuesday, and was identified as a 5-year-old female who usually nests at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.
Since his release from federal prison three years ago, South Side native Aaron Smith has dedicated his time to sharing stories of convicts-turned-entrepreneurs in an effort to change the narrative around formerly incarcerated people.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, 181 people who lived in the 60649 Zip Code — which includes South Shore — died from COVID-19 complications, according to data from Chicago officials.
Residents of a property owned by Vincent Lane, a former CHA executive director, claim heat and water were shut off with almost no warning and they are being asked to leave.
The developments covering housing, community services and historic renovations are part of the mayor’s Invest South/West program for equitable investment.
The accident happened around 4 a.m. when a black SUV collided with a burgundy Toyota SUV in the 1600 block of East 79th Street, then hit a woman as she was crossing the street, Chicago police said.
A City Council committee extended an alternative housing deal with a downtown hotel through the winter. But Ald. Walter Burnett said more must be done. “If we don’t do anything soon to help these folks, they’re just gonna take liberties and sleep in our backyards.”
The group was standing outside in the 7100 block of South Exchange Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.