Washington Park

Crime

The 46-year-old was found unresponsive in a hallway about 4:50 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Boy, 16, charged with murder in Washington Park stabbing of teen during robbery

Devon Holly was charged as an adult with first-degree murder and robbery in the knife attack last week at an apartment building in the 700 block of East 60th Street.

By Matthew Hendrickson

Crime

Boy, 16, charged in Washington Park fatal stabbing

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy in the stabbing death Wednesday of a man, 18, in the hallway of an apartment building in the 700 block of East 60th Street.

By Cindy Hernandez

Crime

Man fatally stabbed in Washington Park apartment building

The 18-year-old was stabbed in his chest Wednesday evening in the hallway of an apartment building in the 700 block of East 60th Street.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 9-month-old girl was in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday night at a McDonald’s in Washington Park.

Crime

‘Person of interest’ released after baby is shot in parking lot of Washington Park McDonald’s

The 9-month-old girl was shot late Tuesday night in the first block of East Garfield Boulevard, police said.

By Rosemary Sobol

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

Washington Park

Man fatally shot in Washington Park alley

Someone in a black sedan shot the man in the back while he was in the alley around 1:15 a.m. in the 300 block of East 59th Street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Woman killed in Washington Park hit-and-run

A woman was struck by a white SUV about 10:45 p.m. in the 5900 block of South King Drive.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

1 killed, 3 wounded in Washington Park area shooting

The victims, males ages 16, 18 and 52, were shot in the 5700 block of South Payne Drive, police said. No one is in custody.

By Sun-Times Wire

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

Crime

1 dead, 1 wounded in Washington Park shooting

A man, 26, and a woman, 42, were in the 200 block of East Garfield Boulevard when they were shot, police said. The man was killed. The woman is hospitalized.

By Sun-Times Wire

Merchandise is removed from a closed Save A Lot store at 344 E. 63rd St. on the South Side on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Chicago

Washington Park Save A Lot closed after break-in

The store at 344 E. 63rd St. was shut because of property damage from a break-in reported Saturday, the company said. A sign at the low-cost grocery store urged customers to visit the Englewood Save A Lot less than 2 miles away.

By Mariah Rush

A man was seriously hurt in a shooting October 14, 2021 on I-94.

Crime

19-year-old fatally shot in Washington Park

The woman, 19, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest around 8:45 p.m. Monday. No one is in custody.

By Sun-Times Wire

Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., represents the 7th Congressional District.

Columnists

Rep. Danny Davis to make it official, will run again

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin last month said she was exploring a congressional bid, but would run only if Davis retired.

By Lynn Sweet

Washington Park

South Sider recalls life before the 100,000 tulips: ‘There was always music in the house’

Vivian Johnson lived in a six-flat at 52nd and Prairie in the Washington Park neighborhood until age 6. The building was destroyed and is today the site of a work by South Side artist Amanda Williams, but Johnson, 88, can still recall what it was like before.

By Michael Loria

South Side artist Amanda Williams transformed several vacant lots where houses once stood but were left to rot into fields and fields of red tulips.

Chicago

South Sider behind 100,000 blooming tulips: ‘It’s the artist who foretells the revolution’

Six months ago, artist Amanda Williams and a crew of volunteers planted the tulip bulbs to highlight systemic disinvestment. Now, the work, titled “Redefining Redlining,” is blooming.

By Michael Loria