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Two boys wounded in their homes by outside gunfire in separate South Side shootings

A 3-year-old boy was taken in good condition to Comer Children’s Hospital with a wound to his left elbow. An 8-year-old boy was grazed on his leg.

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Man killed, 13 other people wounded by gunfire in Chicago Wednesday, including 3-year-old and 8-year-old boys

A 3-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were shot about 20 minutes apart while inside their homes on the South Side.

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Glasgow firebugs hunted after car torched in South Side

No injuries have been reported at this stage. Police are now appealing for information as they trace those responsible for the vandalism and late-night car blaze.

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Mayor Lightfoot says the ‘destiny’ of Black Chicagoans is at stake in the 2023 election. But can she win their votes?

CHICAGO — At a South Side diner one recent morning, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot served up a cautionary tale about what might happen if Black voters don’t unite behind her reelection bid.

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6 killed in Chicago weekend gun violence, 7 teens among 28 others wounded

Four of the seven teenagers were wounded over less than six hours in shootings on the South Side, police said.

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Boy, 17, critically wounded in Gresham shooting — fourth minor struck by gunfire in less than 6 hours on South Side

The boy was in the 8400 block of South Parnell Avenue Sunday night when he was shot in the abdomen and leg, police said.

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Man killed, 12 other people wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago, including five teens and 91-year-old man

The fatal attack occurred about 7 p.m. in the West Pullman neighborhood on the South Side.

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Labor Day weekend gun violence in Chicago: 10 killed, 46 wounded, including 13-year-old boy

The fatal attacks included a shooting early Sunday outside a bar in the Loop, and a man who was found with a gunshot wound in Old Town on the Near North Side.

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‘South Side’ to take a trip down to the Lower Wacker auto pound

HBO Max series’ upcoming third season will bring characters to the ominous underground facility that a show producer calls ‘kind of hauntingly beautiful.’

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Sawyer cut as speaker at ribbon-cutting in his ward after spat with Lightfoot, he says

Mayoral challenger Roderick Sawyer demanded Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologize for comments about his late father, Mayor Eugene Sawyer, at a petition-signing event on the South Side.

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Man charged with fatal shooting outside Red Line CTA stop on South Side

Christian Thompson, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 14 shooting of Anthony Binion.

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Police release video of suspects after Chicago cop shot 6 times trying to stop robbery at Englewood currency exchange

The retired officer, 60, was shot Thursday morning as the currency exchange near 71st Street and Wentworth opened, according to a police report.

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A former addict says playing pickleball saved his life. Now he wonders, why is there only 1 spot in Chicago dedicated to the wildly popular game?

“Chicago is just light-years behind the rest of the world in the development of pickleball,” said one enthusiast.

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‘People deserve to have babies in their neighborhood’: Chicago South Side Birth Center celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week with first ‘Latch and Stroll’ event

CHICAGO -- Taylor King held her 21-month-old son, Sterling King, as he napped underneath a tent in Chicago's Jackson Park on Saturday as she remembered what it was like to have to drive 40 minutes from her home on the South Side of Chicago to her birthing center where Sterling…

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After years of neglect and disinvestment, it’s time for Auburn Gresham to rise again

My hope is that 79th and Halsted will rise again — restored to a place where South Side kids can dream big dreams, find the magic of their own neighborhood and gain the confidence to explore the world beyond.

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Balloons for Khalil, prayers for peace: Celebration’s joy followed by yet another killing

Khalil White, 18, was excited about getting a new job, telling others about that at St. Sabina Church’s back-to-school block party. Four days later, he was shot to death.

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Small business hub in Englewood to house 4 Black-owned firms

E.G. Woode, which provides Black business owners with development, real estate and marketing strategies, opens a South Side space for Powell’s Barbershop, consignment shop Marie|Wesley, Momentum Coffee and design firm Beehyyve.

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South Side tenants file class-action lawsuit against troubled building owner

Residents from the Ellis Lakeview Apartments are seeking financial compensation from a South Side building owner after having to live with mold, rodents and plumbing issues, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Cook County.

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Chicago street takeovers: They’re secret, dangerous, illegal — and have a devoted following

A crackdown has had little impact on the events, which feature cars drifting and doing other stunts. They are organized in minutes across the city through a social network that taps into the culture of street racing.

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South Side community hub opens for HIV/AIDS outreach

The Center on Cottage Grove in the Woodlawn neighborhood aims to be a space for LGBT communities of color and grassroots organizations.

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2 killed, 8 wounded by gunfire in Chicago Tuesday

Three teenage boys were wounded in South Shore, North Austin and Woodlawn.

Chicago Tribune

6-year-old girl shot in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, police say

CHICAGO — A 6-year-old girl who was shot in the arm on the South Side Saturday is the most recent child to be shot in the city of Chicago — at least the eighth child younger than 16 to be shot here in the last week, according to police.

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‘Parade of Hearts’ aims to show how South Side communities are healing from the pandemic

“Our hope is that people will be inspired by what they see and encouraged to see a new normal,” said LUV Institute Executive Director Cosette Wilburn.

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Take the Tiger Woods South Side golf course off the table

The Chicago Park District should focus instead on upgrading Jackson Park and South Shore courses.

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Future of Glasgow South Side church at risk as community centre plan fails

The project top restore the B-listed St Margaret's Church was approved almost six year ago, but a lack of funding has seen it fall through, leaving the building at risk.

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