The Latest Breaking News from Far South Side

Red Line extension needlessly caught in the switches due to CTA/City Council beef

If there’s any chance at all to rebuild and repopulate the Far South Side, the Red Line extension is key — and far too important to be caught in a standoff between the CTA president and the City Council.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2022

Red Line extension is more than a transportation story

Extending the Red Line to the Far South Side is also about housing, jobs and economic development and opportunity.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2022

Massive new park in Roseland is ‘just the beginning’ of nonprofit’s vision for Far South Side

A 22,000-square-foot park is the latest installment in the city’s team-up with nonprofits to reimagine “underutilized” spaces, though its planners say it’s a gateway to much more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Mother of man found shot in burning vehicle calls for improvements on Far South Side road: ‘They need to know Myron was well-loved’

The family, along with community activist Andrew Holmes, want Doty Avenue renamed in memory of Myron Richardson and more cameras and lighting on the street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2022

Picture Chicago: 15 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Kids enjoy the final days of summer, Chicago police honor fallen officers, the Sky reach the end of the line and more in our best unseen pics of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2022

‘It’s just wild:’ Street takeovers continue throughout weekend, leading to clashes with cops but only a few arrests

A 19-year-old suburban man is facing felony charges for allegedly driving toward a police sergeant, and another man had his car impounded — but otherwise, the mayhem went on for two straight nights.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2022

Street takeovers throughout city devolve into clashes with police, arrests and car impoundment

The illegal street takeovers, organized and fueled by social media, resulted in clashes with police late Friday on the Far South Side, but the mayhem ended up in the heart of downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 27, 2022

Twenty-two pound, 38-inch invasive carp captured in Lake Calumet near Lake Michigan

CHICAGO — Officials pulled an invasive silver carp from the waters of Lake Calumet on the city’s Far South Side Thursday.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 10, 2022

Man fatally shot, 2 others critically wounded while stopped at red light on Far South Side

They were in the 2000 block of West 87th Street when a black sedan drove by and two people fired gunshots, striking all three of them.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2022

12 shot over 8 hours in Chicago: 15-year-old girl killed and two other teens, 15 and 16, wounded in separate attacks

The shootings occurred across the city, from the Kelvin Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side to South Deering on the Far South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022