Chicago Parents On The City's South And West Side Juggle Kids' E-Learning, Jobs
"You need a parent or guardian present to navigate these kids through this process."
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"You need a parent or guardian present to navigate these kids through this process."
The pandemic has slowed funerals and cemetery operations, but it's current owner, Hosea Knox, said Friday that Elmo's should be fine.
An online petition to save Mercy Hospital has collected more than 4,000 signatures since it started on Sunday.
City trucks and shopping carts block several entrance ways into shopping centers near 87th and the Dan Ryan. It's an area where several businesses were hit by looting in the days after George Floyd's death.
Three Walmart stores will reopen the city's South Side on Wednesday.
Divvy and the city announced the bike share service is expanding to the far South Side.
The men went up to victims with handguns and robbed them before getting away in a red Buick sedan, police said.
Using a small amount of cash to make a big difference in Chicago -- that's the idea behind "Hit the Hood" micro-grants.
"You go through a lot to get to be the musician that I am right now. But I made it through."
Communities on Chicago's South and West Sides will receive an $11 million grant focused on redevelopment and investment in those neighborhoods.
It's not just the pandemic that has kept some businesses closed. Last month's looting devastated dozens of stores on Chicago's South and West sides.
The leaders are hosting voter registration drives and panel discussions with candidates.
Emergency crews responded to a deadly crash on the far South Side.
A 13-year-old boy was shot while walking home from a party on the South Side
"Now you have to go out of your way to get this stuff. People that don't have a car. People that do not have family and friends."
Communities with few resources even before this past weekend were hit hard by looters. But many in the community are ready to step up and clean up.
Under the circumstances, the cause of most of the fires will never be determined.
Seven people were shot Thursday night in five different incidents on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Gun violence has taken an emotional toll on a grieving mother on the city's South Side.
"I made some people smile. And be happy."
Firefighters battled a fire on the city's South Side.
Experts say in the months ahead, there could be hundreds of thousands of contact tracers needed nationwide, and the State of Illinois said they may hire a few thousand.
There is no sign up or registration required. The tests are being administered by health care professionals.
The service is open to all residents of the Auburn Gresham community.
A man is recovering in the hospital after he was found on the Red Line tracks on the city's South Side.
