DARK SECRETS: North lawndale - The Real Truth

Schools Closed, Buildings Sat Empty — And Gun Violence Rose, Study Finds

The former Matthew Henson Elementary School in Chicago's North Lawndale has been vacant since it closed in 2013

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Affordable housing development set for North Lawndale groundbreaking

Grace Manor, with 65 apartments, is expected to be completed in 2025.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2023

Man charged with murder in North Lawndale shooting

Lamont Johnson, 39, is accused of shooting 45-year-old Dushan Williams on Sept. 29, Chicago police announced Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2023

9 women shot, 1 fatally, in North Lawndale

The women were at a gathering when someone in a black Jeep pulled up and multiple people got out and began shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2023

Boy, 16, charged with gunning down older teen in North Lawndale

Kaleb Wilson was one of three gunmen responsible for killing 19-year-old Terrance Foster on Tuesday just steps from the victim’s grandmother’s home in the 1600 block of South Karlov Avenue, prosecutors said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Man, 19, shot and killed in front of North Lawndale home

Several people walked up to a man outside a home in the 1600 block of South Karlov Avenue just before 3 p.m. Tuesday and began firing. He died at a hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023

1 killed, 4 wounded in North Lawndale shooting

The five were standing on a sidewalk about 12:15 a.m. when two people walked up to them and began shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 22, 2023

North Lawndale housing development facing delays over city rules

City Hall promised to build 250 single-family homes, but higher costs and permit delays are holding back progress.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2023

Man shot, 5-year-old girl grazed by bullet in North Lawndale

Officers found the girl, 5, wounded after initially responding to a call of a 43-year-old man shot.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 2, 2023

Chicago gun violence: 2 killed, 24 wounded in weekend shootings

A man was shot to death Friday evening in Riverdale on the Far South Side, and a 17-year-old boy was shot to death in North Lawndale early Saturday

Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023