The Latest Breaking News from South Shore

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 22, 2023

As migrants move into shelters, surrounding communities respond: ‘They have value’

CHICAGO -- On a recent sunny afternoon in Chicago's Woodlawn area, more than a dozen men from Venezuela gathered in a parking lot outside a shuttered elementary school that is now a shelter for migrants, kicking a soccer ball and blaring music from cars.

Chicago Tribune · May 22, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy came to South Shore to talk migrants. South Shore mostly stayed away

I guess for Ramaswamy, the Republican presidential candidate supposedly bent on “out-Trumping” Donald Trump, watching a clip of Chicagoans shouting “We don’t want them here” and “Close the border” was incentive to rush back to the city, like his immigrant mother and father did years ago when they…

Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2023

‘Mural of Heroes,’ version 3, honors 3 fallen Chicago firefighters

Earlier versions stood for decades in the park at Diversey, Kimball and Milwaukee avenues. South Shore artist Damon Lamar Reed created the new one.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2023

Lawsuit seeks to stop former South Shore High School from being turned into shelter for migrants: ‘We were forced to do this’

The suit alleges a plan to house asylum-seekers at the shuttered school violates a lease agreement and names the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools as defendants.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2023

14-year-old boy charged with fatal shooting in front of Subway in South Shore

The teen was arrested moments after the shooting in the 2100 block of East 71st Place on Tuesday, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2023

Resist divisive mentality on Chicago migrants and stand against bad policy

South Shore has had years of disinvestment. Locating migrants in an area starved for resources is not in the best interest of asylum-seekers, nor the existing community, Shauna Cox writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2023

Man fatally shot during argument outside South Shore fast food restaurant

The man was arguing with another man about 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of East 71st Place, when the other man pulled out a handgun and fired shots, striking him multiple times.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2023