Washington Heights
Few people realize what a wide range of career and technical education programs the Chicago Public Schools offers, says guest columnist Lashaunta Moore, who learned broadcast media skills at Percy L. Julian High School in Washington Heights.
Antonio Holmes, 18, was in a car in the 9200 block of South Green Street about 3 p.m. Tuesday when he was shot multiple times, police said. He died at the scene.
“This world shines a lot less because she’s gone,” a family friend said.
State police responded to reports of a crash in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 107th Street about 7:17 p.m. Monday and found a child dead, police said. Others in the car were hospitalized.
A man, 18, and woman, 19, were in a car in the 9600 block of South Green Street about 5:37 p.m. Monday when two people with handguns approached and shot them, police said.
The woman, 21, and the 15-year-old boy were shot about 9:20 p.m. in the 9300 block of South Bishop Street, police said.
“I was there when he made his last breath,” Martell Clay said of his brother Maurice, who died after being shot outside CICS Loomis-Longwood high school Monday evening.
About 7:30 p.m. Sunday a woman was hit by an inbound Rock Island train near West 99th Street and South Vincennes Avenue, Metra said.
The driver of a gray Dodge Durango struck the 35-year-old as he crossed the street in the 700 block of West 95th Street, according to police.
The 18,000-square-foot facility in the Washington Heights neighborhood is projected to be finished by summer 2025.
A woman, 25, walked into the street in the 10000 block of South Halsted Street before being struck by a car, police said.
Lisa Holmes has been taking care of her grandkids since they lost their father in 2021. Earlier this year, their grandfather died of a heart attack, leaving her on her own.
Three teenage boys, including a 16-year-old suspect, and a 21-year-old male were shot about 7 p.m. Monday at a home in the 9300 block of South Racine Avenue, police say.
The tents are expected to be completed in a matter of days and will house 500 migrants at first.
Just after noon Monday, Shya Clark, 29, was in the 8900 block of South Justine Street when he was shot in his head, Chicago police said.
A woman, 46, was fatally shot in the hip and a boy, 17, was struck in the arm and reportedly in good condition.
The 43-year-old was in an alley when he was shot in the head and chest.
The two men were inside a car when they were shot around 9:50 p.m. in the 10600 block of South Green Street.
Damario Ferguson was one of seven young people shot over the Labor Day weekend.
The boy was shot during a family gathering Sunday evening in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side.