FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - The Untold Story

Two boys, 14 and 15, killed, two other teens wounded in shooting outside Juarez High School

All were shot around 2:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of South Laflin Street on the West Side, police said. A radio dispatch to officers said a suspect in a black mask, black hoodie and black North Face jacket was seen running west on Cermak Road and north on Ashland…

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022

Single robbery crew suspected of nearly 20 armed attacks a day in Chicago

City robberies have increased by 15% from 2021, and thefts are up 59%.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2022

Faith leaders helping bring credit union to Austin, a ‘game changer’ for West Side

Partnership will bring local checking, savings accounts and other financial services for the first time in years to Austin, where nearly 1 out of every 3 adults don’t have a checking or savings account, according to the Chicago Health Atlas.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

Chicagoans with disabilities inflamed over Chicago Fire’s West Side deal

The group says turning a 26-acre site on the Near West Side into a soccer training facility will make it harder for those with disabilities to find housing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2022

US-England World Cup match draws a crowd to West Side bar

Inside, some fans sported USA jerseys and scarves, standing all game and growing hoarse as their team pressed England hard in the second half of the game, which ended in a draw.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 25, 2022

Over 50 businesses taking part in Southwest Side’s Small Business Saturday event

“You don’t have to go down to Michigan Avenue to shop, you can shop right here on the Southwest Side,” said Rodney Watt, director of development for the group organizing the event, now in its 10th year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2022

Halloween mass shooting victims in Chicago struggle to heal, call for more support

CHICAGO — Three children among 14 people who were shot and survived Halloween night are moving on with their lives, completing schoolwork, attending day care and even celebrating a 12th birthday nearly a month after the West Side mass shooting, relatives said.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 24, 2022

Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer honored in Washington for 50th anniversary of Chicago blues label

Alligator was Bruce Iglauer’s “brainchild,” born after Iglauer, 75, fell hard for the blues he heard at clubs on Chicago’s South and West Sides in his twenties.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 23, 2022

Studio for artists with disabilities expands into ceramics after $300,000 donation

South Side nonprofit Project Onward expects to have around 25 ceramicists working out of the new studio.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2022

Chicago police search for hit-and-run driver who killed woman crossing street on West Side

Monica Eason, 42, was hit around 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of South Pulaski Road, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2022