HISTORICAL FACTS: South king drive - The Untold Story

Volunteers deck South Side homes for the holidays: ‘It just brings the whole area to life’

More than eight miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the South Side were brightened with lights, inflatables, ornaments and wreaths.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023

Police kill pit bull who bit woman at Woodlawn apartment complex

Police on Tuesday were called to an apartment complex in the 6300 block of South King Drive where they found a pit bull with a gunshot wound biting a woman.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023

2 killed in Greater Grand Crossing shooting that caused driver to crash into car

The men, 42 and 33, were shot multiple times in the 7000 block of South King Drive.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 22, 2023

Man found fatally shot in Bronzeville

He was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 4900 block of South King Drive, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 23, 2022

Man killed in South Side apartment shooting

The 22-year-old man was in an apartment in the 6300 block of South King Drive when someone approached him and fired shots.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

Man killed in Washington Park shooting overnight

The man, 35, left his home in the 6200 block of South King Drive and had a “brief conversation” with someone who opened fire early Wednesday, police say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Woman killed in domestic shooting in Bronzeville, police say

Officers found the woman, 42, with a gunshot wound to her chest Thursday in the 4300 block of South King Drive, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2022

17-year-old boy shot in Greater Grand Crossing

The teen boy was standing outside just after 9 p.m. in the 6400 block of South King Drive when he heard multiple shots.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2022