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Chicago's South Shore is a historic neighborhood that's also historically plagued by disinvestment. Now two new major projects are bringing hope for investment and growth, and fear that longtime residents will be priced and pushed out.
Residents say the Obama Presidential Center, which opened this year in neighboring Woodlawn, and the Quantum Computing Center, slated to begin a phased-in opening later this year in South Chicago, will bring not only new investments but also new rent increases in their community.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Part of a street on Chicago's South Side was honorarily renamed Tuesday for Dr. Donda West, a scholar and the mother of rap star Kanye West.
Chicago police said an eastbound Kia on 72nd Street hit a northbound Chrysler on S. South Shore Drive. The Chrysler then collided with a CTA bus.
Investigators say the victims, a 42-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy, were standing outside when someone pulled out a gun and shot them from a distance.
CPD says a Jeep sports utility vehicle crashed into the front of the gas station and an unknown number of suspects exited, went inside and stole the ATM.
The victim was outside when a person, only described as a male, approached on a scooter and shot him multiple times, according to Chicago police.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition after being shot by a person riding a scooter, Chicago police said
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a woman dead in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood last week.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
Residents of Ogleby Towers on Wednesday morning spoke out about the system that constantly changes their rent, which they say makes it hard to budget.
The plan was announced during a rally outside the 185-unit Oglesby Towers on Wednesday morning, with some holding up copies of their rent bills.
Oglesby Towers residents are fighting against the landlord's new system called Ratio Utility Billing System, or RUBS. Utilities are split among the building rather than through individual meters. Some said they’ve seen their rent increased as high as $500 due to the system.
A massive fire ripped through an abandoned building in South Shore, drawing a large Chicago Fire Department Response.
A massive fire ripped through an abandoned building in South Shore, drawing a large Chicago Fire Department Response.
A 1-year-old boy was left in critical condition, and two adults were also injured, after a fire in Chicago's South Shore community this weekend.
A 1-year-old boy was left in critical condition, and two adults were also injured, after a fire in Chicago’s South Shore community this weekend.
A 1-year-old boy was left in critical condition, and two adults were also injured, after a fire in Chicago’s South Shore community this weekend.
One man was killed, and another was critically injured in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
Chicago police said responding officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg inside the business.
A South Side beach crawl set to the sounds of Chicago's very own house music was a boon for small businesses and a spirit booster for the community Wednesday evening.
A detention hearing had been expected Monday for a man charged in a shooting that injured two Chicago police officers during a traffic stop last week, but the hearing was delayed.
Chicago police said Malik Wrightsell faces multiple felony charges in the incident last week. Darius Johnson reports.
