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Man killed in South Loop shooting: police

An unidentified man was killed after being shot in the 1200 block of South Plymouth Court.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2022

Rents are going up, forcing Chicagoans to make lifestyle changes, or hunt for more affordable housing

CHICAGO — When the pandemic started, photographer and public relations professional Micaeh Johnson realized she needed a little extra space for social distancing in the apartment she shared with her now-7-year-old daughter.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 25, 2022

‘It should have been celebrated’: the fight to save a thriving Black school

In Let the Little Light Shine, a high-achieving Black school in Chicago’s South Side fights the tide of gentrification

The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2022

Man shot while walking in South Loop

He was attacked in the 100 block of West Roosevelt Friday morning, Chicago Police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 22, 2022

Man wounded in shootout in South Loop parking lot minutes after woman is carjacked less than a mile away

Both incidents occurred in the 1st Police District, where crime is up 111% over last year, including a 136% increase in motor vehicle theft, a 155% increase in theft and an 82% increase in robbery.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

Does Chicago’s Near South Side need a new $120 million high school?

With Chicago Public Schools enrollment falling, the Chicago Board of Education is about to take up plans to build a new high school near Chinatown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2022

Family of musicians celebrates reunion with stolen 1760 violin

CHICAGO — After a monthlong disappearance, police have returned a stolen violin made in 1760 to a South Loop family of musicians whose home was burglarized and robbed of the 262-year-old violin, as well as two other valuable instruments in May.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 17, 2022

At least 3 hurt in South Loop crash after boy driving stolen SUV led officers on chase, state police say

State police are investigating the crash and Chicago police are handling the arrest, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022

4 women created a mural on Roosevelt Road in the South Loop celebrating women’s strength

The varying images and styles are meant to convey that “women are very complex,” one of the artists says. “We have dark sides, light sides, colorful sides.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022

Man attacks 3 women at CTA Red Line stations near South Loop

The man stabbed a woman and punched another on the platform of the CTA Cermak-Chinatown station, then fled to another station and struck a woman with a construction cone, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022