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Obama Center opening stirs pride and unease for Chicago’s South Side amid displacement fears

South Siders voice concerns about gentrification, housing and affordability as they celebrate opening of the Obama Presidential Center

The Guardian - US

Obama Presidential Centre opens with star-studded ceremony and veiled jabs at Trump

On stage, Barack Obama voiced his support for character, honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion and sense of duty, praising both Democrats and Republicans.

Euronews

Chicago's South Side Trauma Center Just Proved It Saves 79 Lives Per Every 2,000 Gunshot Victims — Now the Funding That Built It Is at Risk

Chicago's South Side trauma center has saved an estimated 79 lives per 2,000 gunshot victims since opening in 2018, but expiring federal funds now threaten violence prevention and trauma care programs.

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High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side

Authorities say a high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents has led to the pursued driver's arrest

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Polaroids capture Chicago Cubs vs. White Sox 'Crosstown Classic'

A fierce rivalry between Chicago’s North and South Siders comes to life each summer during the “Crosstown Classic,” when the Cubs and White Sox face off in their home stadiums

The Independent UK

‘South Side’ Pope Leo offers video message to Chicagoans at ballpark mass

Pontiff addresses young people at baseball stadium on Saturday amid ‘No Kings’ protests across the country

The Guardian - US

Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office

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Large US non-profit hospital system will spend $1bn in Chicago’s South Side

Advocate Health plans to replace 115-year-old hospital in area with one of the largest life expectancy gaps in the US

The Guardian - US

South Side Chicago Voters Express Diverse Views On 2024 Election

Explore diverse opinions on the 2024 presidential race from South Side Chicago voters, including support for Trump and criticism of Kamala Harris.

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Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl and wounds 7 people including small children

Eight people were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city's South Side on Saturday night.

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6-month-old girl struggling to breathe dies after hit-and-run on way to hospital on South Side

The girl was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where she died, police said. It was unknown whether her death was related to crash.

Chicago Sun-Times

Steelers newly-signed LB Jaylon Smith is ‘ready to go’

Jaylon Smith, signed by the Steelers late on Tuesday, was all smiles at the team's South Side facility on Wednesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bittersweet holiday for migrants celebrating their first Christmas in Chicago

Recent immigrants from Venezuela, Angola and Haiti say they are happy to be in Chicago as they attempt to build their lives here but miss their relatives back home. Many are planning to celebrate by maintaining holiday traditions like eating hallacas — Venezuelan tamales — and cachupa — an Angolan…

Chicago Sun-Times

City invests in cultural programming with $1 million in grants to Chicago organizations

Nearly 30 community organizations and artists, most on the city’s West and South Sides, received grants from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

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Charges pending for 4 after stolen vehicle pursuit leads to crash on Dan Ryan on South Side

Illinois State Police picked up the pursuit while a CPD helicopter watched overhead until the vehicle crashed into another near 79th Street, and the four men exited and attempted to flee on foot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Volunteers deck South Side homes for the holidays: ‘It just brings the whole area to life’

More than eight miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the South Side were brightened with lights, inflatables, ornaments and wreaths.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer charged with striking 8th grade boy at South Side school

Officer Craig Lancaster was charged Thursday with aggravated battery, a felony, after the boy’s family released video of the incident.

Chicago Sun-Times

Halfway built, the Obama Presidential Center is already a South Side landmark

The signature tower at the Obama Presidential Center, under construction in Jackson Park, already looms over the community. It will house the museum dedicated to the former president.

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Venezuelan migrant shot while holding her son outside South Side police station

Yerlianny Romero, 28, was wounded by gunmen who later crashed into a police car, injuring four officers, officials say. A migrant man also was shot.

Chicago Sun-Times

South Side cancer rates are among Chicago’s highest. The community needs more care options.

UChicago Medicine recently announced an $815 million project to build a state-of-the-art cancer facility. South Siders need more health care institutions to pay attention to Black patients’ needs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Season in limbo for South Side youth football organization after shooting on sidelines

Chicago police officials wouldn’t say if investigators believe the shooting was related to the game. Team staff said they found out Wednesday their Chicago Park District field access had been revoked.

Chicago Sun-Times

Four takes from Week 6 in high school football

Downers Grove North’s young quarterback, the South Side super bowls, the area’s hottest team and South Elgin’s streak end.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, 86, fatally shot outside his South Side home before thieves speed away in his SUV; 2 held: cops

Two men were found in an SUV belonging to Charles E. Hobson shortly after Hobson’s fatal shooting in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Saturday morning, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-South Sider BriElle Munizzi’s tattoo pays tribute to her family’s Sunday ritual: reading the Sun-Times

The former Garfield Ridge resident says reading the paper was a Sunday morning ritual for her family. After moving away, she decided a tattoo would help remind her of that.

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