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Charges filed in fatal shooting that led to police chase in which officer was run over

Isaac Corona, who was on parole, was charged with the murder of Justin Gamino in a drive-by shooting, while Antonio Gonzalez, who was out on bond, was charged with attempted murder of a police officer following the incident Monday in Englewood.

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Ward map battle over, but bitterness lingers

“Look what you’ve done. Englewood still has six aldermen. … It’s gonna take an hour and a half for Altgeld Gardens residents who were taken out of my ward and put in the 10th Ward to get to their alderman,” Ald. Anthony Beale (9th), said Monday.

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The dangers in our air: Mapping Chicago’s air pollution hotspots

An analysis of readings from newly-installed air sensors across the city found portions of Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, Irving Park and Avondale have the highest levels of particulate matter pollution — a known cause of serious health problems.

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16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

The teen was sitting on a porch in the 6800 block of South Justine Street when someone opened fire.

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Teen boy, 17, fatally shot in Englewood: police

The teen boy was near the sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Ada Street when someone fired shots.

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End food deserts with publicly owned grocery stores

When market actors such as grocers divest from a community, policymakers turn to incentives to lure them back. Now is the time to rethink this approach.

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Whole Foods leaving Englewood elicits memories of the past

The corner of 63rd and Halsted was one of the mightiest shopping districts in Chicago, and it was a lifeline for us.

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Whole Foods is leaving Englewood, and city must find new oasis for a food desert

The store’s closing gives the city and the developer a chance to find a grocery store that’s a better fit for the neighborhood

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Lightfoot: Whole Foods closing ‘gut blow’ to Englewood, but ‘we’re gonna work our tails off’ to find replacement

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.”

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Curaleaf Opens Two New Cannabis Dispensaries In Pembroke Park And Englewood, Florida

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: CURLF) (CSE: CURA) announced plans to open two new dispensaries in Florida. Curaleaf Pembroke Park (2900 Country Club Ln.) is open, with Curaleaf Englewood (1930 S McCall Road) to follow on May 5th, pending regulatory approvals.

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Whole Foods to close stores nationally, including one in Chicago 'food desert'

Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday.

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Whole Foods to close 6 stores nationally, including one in a Chicago 'food desert'

CHICAGO — Six years ago Whole Foods Market opened a store with much fanfare in Englewood, a South Side neighborhood that had few other groceries at the time. Lines of customers, many of them clutching Whole Foods tote bags, stretched out the door on opening day. Live music filled the…

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Englewood Whole Foods to close after just 6 years in neighborhood, leaving few healthy options

The store in Englewood Square Shopping Center is among six stores targeted for closure nationwide, including a store in Lincoln Park.

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Woman seriously wounded in Englewood shooting

She was standing with a friend in the 6300 block of South Laflin Avenue when a gunman came up and opened fire Thursday morning, police say.

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3 shot Tuesday in Chicago

A 38-year-old woman was shot in Englewood.

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Man accused of using hammer in murder claims self-defense

Gregory Stamps was arrested after police conducted a well-being check and found a 42-year-old man bludgeoned to death, Chicago police said.

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Young playwrights use words to seek ‘power,’ tackle gun violence on stages nationally

CHICAGO — Echaka Agba and Adhana Reid read the parts of Joy and Eva, a mother-daughter duo in the play “Southside Summer,” describing at his funeral how the character Eva’s younger brother Emmanuel was killed.

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Man found beaten to death in hallway of Englewood apartment building: police

Officers conducting a well-being check in the 7100 block of South Lowe Avenue found the 42-year-old unresponsive Sunday morning, police said.

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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church begins fundraising efforts for new building

As demolition on the historic structure continues, church officials announced Thursday the start of their fundraising campaign to rebuild on the same site.

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Demolition begins on Englewood church gutted by fire

Building inspectors ordered the demolition of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church because the building was structurally unsound after the fire.

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Englewood church mural depicting Jesus spared in devastating fire; ‘It’s just one of those things’

The image on a wall at historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church shows Jesus ascending to the heavens, flanked by two angels as his disciples look on.

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Englewood church catches fire a third time in a week

It is not uncommon for large fires — such as the one that destroyed Antioch Missionary Baptist Church last week — to flare up again, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

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Congregation celebrates Easter 2 days after devastating fire hit Englewood church: ‘We will continue on’

“It was just overwhelming to just see the outpouring of love and to see the positivity,” Gerald Dew, pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, said of Sunday’s service at its makeshift home at a nearby funeral home.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago church fire sparked accidentally by roofers using propane torch, officials say

CHICAGO — A fire that tore through an Englewood church was caused by workers on its roof using a propane torch, Chicago Fire Department officials said Saturday.

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Fire that destroyed Englewood church deemed accidental; Easter services to be held at funeral home

The cause of the fire was a propane torch being used on the roof as part of work being done on the structure, officials said.

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