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Nestled between 43rd and 51st Streets from Lake Shore Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue, Kenwood is known for its collection of mansions from the 19th and 20th Century and boasts some of the most architecturally significant and historical homes in Chicago. Read more about the Kenwood area of Chicago.
Nestled between 43rd and 51st Streets from Lake Shore Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue, Kenwood is known for its collection of mansions from the 19th and 20th Century and boasts some of the most architecturally significant and historical homes in Chicago. Read more about the Kenwood area of Chicago.
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Chaka Khan could get a honorary Chicago street
Grammy Award-winning singer Chaka Khan is one step away from getting a Chicago street named in her honor. The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday advanced a proposal by Ald. Will Burns (4th) to designate South...
Tags: Chaka Khan, Buddy Guy, Entertainment, Hyde Park
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Protesters: Route to new school a 'danger zone'
Tribune reporterBeads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown’s face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered on Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana...Tags: Bronzeville, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Teachers Union
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Mom's final words to son, 15: 'My baby who I loved so dear'
Tribune reporterThere were no dignitaries or elected officials at Cornelius “Cornbread” German’s funeral. No activists, no high-profile clergy. Instead, dozens of teenagers dressed more for a picnic than a somber occasion crowded the pews inside...Tags: Hadiya Pendleton, Barack Obama, Murder, Chicago Public Schools
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Hyde Park shooting: 'When he passed away, he was in my arms'
Tribune reportersOne minute Luis Galvin was opening the door to his Hyde Park apartment, the next he was lying on the floor holding his dying friend. "I was down on the ground, I was just waiting for the rest of the shots to come," Galvin told reporters outside his...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Rogers Park, Grand Boulevard, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
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Mom finds son, 15, slain: 'I'm questioning my faith'
Tribune reportersTimika Rutledge-German finally accepted there was only so much she could do to protect her 15-year-old son from Chicago's dangerous streets, but when he called for her help, she knew she would go. On Monday night, her son phoned her for a ride home....Tags: Cornbread, Gang Activity, Barack Obama, Hadiya Pendleton, Chicago Public Schools
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First lady to visit Harper High in West Englewood
— First lady Michelle Obama, visiting Chicago on Wednesday for a discussion with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and civic leaders on ways to combat youth violence, will stop afterward at Harper High School, whose students have often been casualties in recent...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Hadiya Pendleton, Chicago Mayor
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Louder Than a Bomb inspires teen poets
Soft guitar music played quietly as four high school students moved their microphones into position, forming a tight quadrangle on the small stage. As they readied themselves to perform — junior Jada-Amina Harvey and sophomores Omari Ferrell, Ike...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Chemotherapy, Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune
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Court Date for Pendleton Suspects
The two men charged in the the shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton are due in court today for a preliminary hearing. 18-year-old Michaeil Ward and 20-year-old Kenneth Williams have been held without bond since their arrest on first...Tags: Court Preliminary, Barack Obama, Trials
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Obama intensifies focus on gun violence
President Barack Obama returned to Chicago for a few hours Friday to address the high-profile gun violence that continues to plague his hometown and suggested the solution is not only more gun laws, but community intervention and economic opportunity in...
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Department of Justice, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice
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President's visit anything but welcome for the Rahmfather
The big guy is coming to Chicago, and that can't be good for the not-as-big guy on the fifth floor of Chicago's City Hall. In politics, stuff rolls downhill. The big guy on Pennsylvania Avenue doesn't want stuff on his shoes, and neither does the not-...
Tags: Shootings, Rahm Emanuel, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Obama to speak Friday at Hyde Park high school
In addition to speaking at a South Side high school Friday, President Barack Obama is expected to meet privately with 20 young black men there to discuss the challenges of growing up in a rough neighborhood. White House officials asked Principal Antonio...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barack Obama, Hyde Park, White House
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2 charged with murder in Hadiya Pendleton slaying
Chicago Tribune reportersTwo reputed gang members were out for revenge from a previous shooting when they opened fire on a group of students in a South Side park last month, killing 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in a heartbreaking case that has brought national attention to...Tags: Shootings, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Hadiya Pendleton
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