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Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to a pre-kindergarten class at Parkside Community Academy in South Shore, people enjoyed hot tub rides down the Chicago River, andthe Humboldt Park Puerto Rican flag at Western and Division was lit up for the holiday season for the first time…

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Teen girl missing since August found strangled in South Shore

Amarise Parker, who was reported missing from the 10900 block of South Wood Street, was last seen on Aug. 30 when she left her home after coming home from school, according to a Chicago police missing persons alert.

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Obama surprises South Shore pre-K class with presents and a story

Barack Obama — donning a Santa cap with a red sack full of presents slung over his shoulder — smiled as he greeted the children, who were unaware that they’d be visited by the former president.

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Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man, 39, was dead on the scene with a gunshot wound to his chest.

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Woman slain in South Shore

The 25-year-old was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 11:20 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Crandon Avenue, police said.

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Man killed, Chicago police officer wounded in exchange of gunfire in South Shore

The officer’s injuries Monday were apparently not life-threatening, according to the Chicago Fire Department, which said another officer was treated for injuries at the scene in the 7300 block of South Dante Avenue.

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Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man, 35, suffered gunshot wounds to the head and back.

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19-year-old shot to death in South Shore

Officers found the man unresponsive in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue.

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Dad charged after girl, 2, shoots herself in South Shore: cops

She was taken to a hospital in good condition after the shooting, which happened in the kitchen of an apartment.

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Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man, 23, was shot in the chest about 3:50 p.m. while in the 2200 block of East 68th Street.

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Man slain in South Shore late Friday

The man, 25, was in a vehicle about 10:45 p.m. Friday in the 7800 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when he was shot multiple times in his body, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Woman killed, man grazed in South Shore shooting

The two were outside about 10:45 a.m. when a group of people opened gunfire on them.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop city from using public buildings to house migrants

In an amended suit, South Shore residents accuse the city of violating zoning ordinances and creating a public nuisance by placing new arrivals in schools, police stations.

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How ‘a Van Gogh on the block’ mural was restored on the South Side, then almost destroyed

This week’s Murals and Mosaics newsletter explores how a decades-old mural in South Shore was almost lost, and the art that lines the walls of O’Hare Airport.

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Man fatally shot in South Shore

LaVelle Harper, 21, was shot about 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the 7800 block of South South Shore Drive, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Proposed law would protect South Shore from gentrification threat near Obama Center

Ald. Desmon Yancy’s housing preservation ordinance seeks to address the South Shore neighborhood’s affordable housing crisis — an issue that has been festering for years.

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Man hospitalized after shooting himself during argument in South Shore

A man was in an argument with another man when he pulled out a gun and accidentally shot himself in the 6800 block of South Cornell Avenue, police say. He was arrested.

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15-year-old boy shot at park in South Shore

The boy was shot in the foot and was in good condition at Comer Children’s Hospital.

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Man shot, critically wounded in South Shore robbery

The man, 45, was walking in the 7400 block of South Coles Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and several assailants got out and robbed him.

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67-year-old man killed in South Shore fight; person in custody

The man suffered fatal cuts to his head and lower right leg after a Monday night argument turned physical, police said.

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Man shot in exchange of gunfire with officer in South Shore: Police

The man was shot Saturday night in the 7200 block of South Exchange Avenue after allegedly firing at police officers who were conducting a narcotics investigation.

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Security guard shoots, kills gunman in South Shore

Two men were arguing when one pulled out a gun and started shooting, hitting the other man. A nearby security guard drew his own gun and opened fire, killing the gunman, police said.

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Bail denied for South Shore man charged with fatally stabbing woman, then calling 911 to say he had ‘bad day’

David Cobb, 37, was arrested Monday night when responding officers found the body of a woman in his kitchen.

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Man called 911 and said he was having a ‘bad day.’ Police found woman fatally stabbed in South Shore home

A man was taken into custody after a woman was found with multiple stab wounds, dead on the scene, police said.

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Boy, 13, grazed by bullet while riding bike in South Shore

The boy was in the 1900 block of East 67th Street when someone fired shots, police said.

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