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If you shop at the new store near 87th and Stony Island, you might see 5-year-old Jaden Gilbert restocking the shelves.
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If you shop at the new store near 87th and Stony Island, you might see 5-year-old Jaden Gilbert restocking the shelves.
No one was hurt in the crash at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, but founder Mother Josephine Wade was crestfallen to see the damage. Tara Molina reports.
Josephine's Southern Cooking, at 436 E. 79th St, has been a staple in the Chatham neighborhood for decades. On Friday morning, a car smashed into the restaurant, as Tara Molina reports.
The event is free and open to anyone who wants to attend.
According to Chicago Police, a 58-year-old woman driving the sedan lost control, trying to avoid an accident, and plowed into the building. The collision destroyed part of the restaurant's storefront.
More than 500 backpacks are planned to be handed out along with school supplies. There will also be free haircuts, a resource fair, food, live music, and other entertainment.
Family, friends and local leaders gathered at Josephine's Southern Cooking to honor the restaurant's namesake, Mother Josephone Wade, on her 80th birthday.
The manager at Fresh Mart Foods also said the burglary crew stole a bunch of lottery tickets.
Chicago police said the boys, 13 and 15, were arrested on Tuesday just after 12:35 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Stewart Avenue.
Flames were seen shooting from the complex just after 11 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Vernon Avenue.
The crash happened around 3:14 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Cottage Grove in the Chatham neighborhood.
Chicago police said the driver was heading southbound in the wrong lane, struck a second car, and then continued before crashing into a building.
From State Street to Cottage Grove on 79th, there are planters, banners, and eight murals featuring Mahalia, former President Barack Obama, and others.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a person shot and found two men, 32 and 35, both struck by gunfire.
Both men, 32 and 35, were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
The victims were in an alley behind the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone shot them both, police said.
Located on Chicago's South Side, Chatham community members are trying to beautify their neighborhood while celebrating notable people from the past and present. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray has the story
Police said three men were near the sidewalk when they were approached by the four suspects, who pulled out handguns and fired shots.
Police said three men were near the sidewalk outside a liquor store when they were approached by the four men, who drove up in two cars, ran toward the store, and started firing.
Officers responded to a person shot and found the unidentified victim, between 18-25 years of age, with multiple gunshot wounds to the body in the rear stairway of a residential complex.
Police say the three victims were near the sidewalk when four people shot them.
Aaron Collins, 34, was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm and one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Police said Aaron Collins was identified as the person who, on April 4, shot a 20-year-old woman who was working the window in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue.
Donnell Payne, 35, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, and one felony count of aggravated battery to a peace officer.
Dontrell Anderson was arrested in Wisconsin and extradited to Chicago.
