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Judge dismisses suit to block construction of Obama Center

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in a park on Chicago’s South Side

The Independent UK

Gunfire strikes South Side grade school, man seriously wounded outside

Several gunshots rang out Tuesday in the 4300 block of South Princeton Avenue, striking a window of Thomas A. Hendricks Community Academy, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shot and critically wounded after fight at CTA Red Line stop on South Side; 1 in custody

The man, 53, was walking down stairs at the stop in the first block of West 95th Street about 1:55 a.m. when he was shot in the back, abdomen and lower left leg, police said.

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Former Kansas guard Charlie Moore returns to Chicago with Miami

CHICAGO — Charlie Moore, the pride of Morgan Park High School on the far South Side, has returned to his hometown for what he hopes will be two of the most important games of his six-year college basketball career.

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Sun Ra Arkestra returns soon in Chicago, a legacy kept alive by a 97-year-old bandmate. ‘His music needs to be heard’

CHICAGO — Patrons of South Side jazz clubs in the 1950s might have noticed something a bit different about pianist Sun Ra’s big band — slowly at first, then all at once. Their sounds became more far-out, the synthy buzz of claviolines and Wurlitzers replacing Ra’s usual uprights. Bit by…

Chicago Tribune

At least 16 people wounded by gunfire in Chicago Monday, including 11-year-old boy

The boy was shot in Burnside around the same time four men were wounded in an attack in South Shore.

Chicago Sun-Times

Glasgow couple leaving city after four years make South Side bucket list

Kirsten and Ronnie's list includes “eating as many breakfast rolls from Brooklyn Cafe as we can squeeze in” and “panther milk from Park Lane Market.”

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Atlanta company ‘tried to shame me’ for reporting VP’s use of racial slur on Zoom, Chicago worker says

In a federal EEOC complaint, a South Side woman alleges her employer, Zep, condones discrimination and is retaliating against her for speaking up.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 2 wounded in shootings in Chicago Tuesday

A man was shot and killed while driving in Chatham on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shooting outside Chicago pizza shop leaves 7 men wounded

Authorities say a shooting outside a pizza shop on Chicago’s South Side has left seven men wounded

The Independent UK

South Side Irish Parade returns after two-year hiatus: ‘We are normal finally!’

“God’s smiling on the South Side for this great coming out party,” Sen. Dick Durbin told reporters near the start of the parade route.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kanye West subpoenaed to testify in Chicago federal court in upcoming fraud trial of former employee

CHICAGO — Kanye West’s blockbuster career has always been entwined with Chicago, from his early days as a rapper and music producer on the South Side to the 2021 “listening party” at Soldier Field celebrating the release of his latest album “Donda.”

Chicago Tribune

$1 million bail for man accused of shooting 2 Chicago officers at hot dog stand

CHICAGO — A judge ordered a $1 million cash bail on Sunday for a South Side man accused of opening fire on two Chicago police officers and wounding both after his handgun fell to ground in front of one of the officers.

Chicago Tribune

Man shot inside his living room less than an hour after another was found fatally shot on South Side

The shootings occurred about two miles apart.

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Pair’s 5-hour violence spree included murder of dad stringing Christmas lights, a dozen robberies: prosecutors

Pedro Mendiola and Moises Barrios started robbing and beating people with a crowbar and a bat around 3:30 p.m. Dec. 11 on the North Side and did not stop until 8 p.m. on the South Side, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, long a home for Black dance, comes to the South Side

The company, now 25 years old, has begun offering workshops at the Mayfair Arts Center in Calumet Heights.

Glasgow Live

Plan to build Glasgow snooker hall, shisha deck and food outlets in South Side rejected

The applicant had wanted to regenerate vacant land at Maxwell Road into a 'social hub' called 'Southside 57', which wouldn't have sold alcohol but would have offered a shisha smoking area for customers.

Chicago Tribune

‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ is back on Disney+ in 2022 with pop culture ‘references going fast and furious’

CHICAGO — Don’t call “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” a reboot. According to South Side native and executive producer Ralph Farquhar it’s a revival. A revival that premiered on Disney+ on Wednesday.

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6 killed, 16-year-old boy among 18 wounded in shootings in Chicago over weekend

In one of the fatal attacks, a person was arrested after Darnell Hardy, 26, was shot and killed during a fight in a home in West Pullman on the Far South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Officer Meow? Felix the cat is on duty at South Side police station to keep the rats at bay

The paw-leece cat showed up last year at the station at 7808 S. Halsted St., and a cop let him in. He’s made himself at home, kind of a mascot. Mice problems there? None.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 children, 3 adults hospitalized after carbon monoxide detected in Back of the Yards home

Three children and three adults were hospitalized early Friday after carbon monoxide was detected inside a home in Back of the Yards on the South Side. Chicago fire officials found dangerous...

Chicago Sun-Times

COPA releases video footage of Irene Chavez’s final moments after found in South Side police station

"Ruin my life over f—ing self-defense," Irene Chavez tells officers after she was arrested Dec. 17, 2022, outside of Jeffery Pub.

Chicago Sun-Times

4 people shot in Chicago Tuesday

A 16-year-old was shot on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man charged with killing South Side dance coach whose studio was a safe space for children

Verndell Smith’s sister said the charges feel like "justice served." "It’s bittersweet," LaToya Smith said. "I can never get my brother back, but I can show this to his dance kids and how (police) are gonna get the bad guys."

Chicago Sun-Times

No bail for man accused of shooting long-time friend in 2019 after fight inside Roseland business

Brian Wyatt, now 36, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the slaying of Eddy N. Vaughns, who was fatally wounded on the front steps of his South Side apartment.

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