West Garfield Park
The competition was a chance for students to use skills they’d learned over 10 weeks in a class organized by Project SYNCERE — a program geared toward students underrepresented in STEM fields.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her predecessor’s grand experiment was doomed from the start. Many in the community are “hard pressed to pay, for example, 15 bucks a pound for a piece of steak.”
The man, 40, was standing outside in the 300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue when he was shot in the chest by someone traveling in a red car, police said.
The male, whose age was unknown, was in an alley in the 4000 block of West Monroe Street, when he got into an argument with a person who pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called Aldi’s decision to “abandon” West Garfield Park a “terrible thing.” There’s still an urgent need for a grocery in the area, she said, “and we are working urgently with the alderman to make that happen.”
A rat infestation earlier this month shut down Save-A-Lot, making it even harder for residents to buy healthy food on the West Side.
The closing in October of the Aldi at 3835 W. Madison St. left roughly 150,000 residents of the West and East Garfield Park and Austin communities with precious few places to buy fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods.
When an Aldi in West Garfield Park unexpectedly closed last month, it left residents with only one other nearby supermarket and concerns about how they can find fresh foods and healthy produce.
Two men were standing in the 400 block of South Kostner Avenue, when a white-colored vehicle pulled up and someone inside started firing shots.
Dorri McWhorter says the YMCA has forgotten the reason they do what they do. She plans to partner with community organizations to bring that message back.
The officers heard the shot but didn’t see Brian Hall fire the weapon, Cook County prosecutors said during Hall’s bail hearing Wednesday.
The man, 37, was found lying outside in the 4700 block of West Monroe Street with gunshot wounds to his head, chest and shoulder, Chicago police said.
About 2 p.m., he was found unresponsive on the ground in the 4500 block of West Wilcox Avenue, with a gunshot wound to the right side of his neck and shoulder.
The teen was at a traffic light in the 300 block of North Hamlin Avenue when a car stopped next to him and someone inside opened fire.
Creshon Harris struck Francisco Cruz in a crosswalk in the 4000 block of West Maypole, Cook County prosecutors said.
In June, the median list price of homes in Belmont Cragin was $360,000, up 19% from June 2020, according to Realtor.com. But high demand led to overbidding, driving the median sale price even higher — to $375,000
Hassan Brewer, 31, was ordered held without bail for attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm charges.
The new “Community Safety Coordination Center” was described by the mayor as a “collaboration and innovation” space — a central clearinghouse where data on violence prevention is “collected, analyzed and disseminated.”
Officers momentarily stopped firing and approached the suspect’s Jeep, then shouted “Stop moving!” and fired again.
Police told aldermen high-crime districts would get help as rookies graduate from the academy, but it’ll take years to get South and West Side districts to proper levels. A University of Chicago Crime Lab model called for a faster, more widespread approach using veteran cops, too.
Despite some residents expressing concerns over a new outdoor roller rink in West Garfield Park, the opening day saw a host of happy children and residents skating circles.
Ald. Emma Mitts called it a “history-making moment” for the West Side. “When I first came in, the first thing I asked for was a youth center for our children. It took me 21 years,” Mitts said. The council also passed a streamlined process for approving business signs.
Frank Brim, executive director of The BASE Chicago, said the summer water fight was a way to help normalize relations with police and also humanize young people living on Chicago’s West Side.
Before agreeing to bankroll the new facility in the 4400 block of West Chicago Avenue, the Boys & Girls Clubs held a dozen focus groups with local youth, including students at Orr Community Academy.
The group was standing in the 4600 block of West Monroe Street when someone approached and opened fire.
Southside Blooms will open their first stand-alone flower shop in Englewood on Thursday, offering jobs for at-risk youth who help grow the flowers on city-owned lots in several West Side and South Side neighborhoods.
While residents and aldermen voice support for an outdoor roller rink in West Garfield Park, members of the Cook County Black Chamber started a petition to stop the project, citing crime in the area.
Michael Venson was last seen October 15, 2020, in the 4700 block of West West End Avenue.
Two passengers of a car were taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
While turning, the truck struck a bicyclist and fled west on Madison Street.