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Bronzeville, Near South Side

Bronzeville, Near South Side
Bronzeville, Near South Side

CPS Moves Forward With Urban Prep Takeover As 2 Finalists Vie To Become Principal Of Blended Campus

Pavielle Driver, principal at Air Force Academy High School, and Christopher Shelton, principal at STEM Academy High School, are being considered to lead the overhauled, CPS-led campus of the lauded all-boys charter school

Bronzeville, Near South Side

South Loop’s Top This Mac ‘N Cheese Launches Free Meal Fridays To Thank The City’s First Responders

The free meals will be available the first Friday of each month for professionals in uniform — or with ID — while supplies last.

South Loop

South Side Group Wants To Beef Up Teen Programs After Youth Gatherings Downtown Turned Violent

The Support Group has helped thousands of Chicago teens through entrepreneur camps, basketball clinics and work opportunities. "More funding needs to come to our communities for programs like this," its founder said.

Citywide

Thousands Of Tulips In Washington Park Are Beautifying The Neighborhood — While Highlighting Inequity

The "Redefining Redlining" art installation brought 100,000 tulips to a vacant Washington Park lot where 21 homes once stood.

Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore

16 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Pickle Fest, Bookstore Crawl, Chinese Music Concert And More

There's also a launch party for a Chicago brewery, an Edgebrook art and wine walk and a 5K through Ravenswood and Lincoln Square.

Citywide

43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge Over DuSable Lake Shore Drive Opens In Time For Summer

The new bridge is similar in design to the 41st Street Bridge and is wheelchair accessible.

Bronzeville, Near South Side

Celebrate Trails Day With The Bronzeville Trail Task Force At Block Party This Weekend

There will be hot dogs, burgers and chips, along with food vendors. Attendees will be updated on the trail's progress.

Bronzeville, Near South Side

After 30-Year Break From School, This Sax-Playing South Side Grandpa Is Set To Graduate

Frank Logan spent years believing school was out of reach until a major life change presented him the chance to try again. He's graduating from Harold Washington College in May.

Bronzeville, Near South Side

Urban Prep Academies Could Be Turned Over To Chicago Public Schools After State Denies Appeal

But the charter school network that serves Black boys said Wednesday it filed a lawsuit to keep control of two South Side high schools.

Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham

Chicago Solidarity Collective Wins $2.25 Million To Hire Formerly Incarcerated Black Chicagoans Into Workers’ Co-Ops

The award from JPMorgan Chase will help the collective expand the ChiFresh Kitchen and start two worker co-ops.

Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore

Bronzeville’s Palmer Mansion Will Become Obsidian Collection Archive, Coworking For Black Creators

City Council also approved $6 million for the construction of the much-anticipated Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts.

Business

43 Green, Bronzeville’s First Transit-Oriented Development, Could Welcome First Residents Next Month

The $81.8 million Invest South/West project is adjacent to the 43rd Street Green Line station near Prairie Avenue, making it the first equitable transit-oriented development on the South Side.

Bronzeville, Near South Side

Promontory Point Landmarking, Pullman Coffee Roaster, Bronzeville Co-Working Hub Head To City Council Votes

The Point's limestone steps have been at the center of the effort to landmark the park in recent years. The City Council's zoning committee approved the landmark proposal Tuesday.

Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore

Virtue Chef Erick Williams Leading Plan To Bring Condos And Retail To Bronzeville’s 47th Street

The five-building project is planned for a commercial corridor where the neighborhood Walmart recently closed. Developers hope to bring Black-owned businesses there.

Business

3 Teens Wounded In Shootings As Large Groups Gathered Downtown, At 31st Street Beach This Weekend 

As the weather warms up, large groups of teens gather Downtown. But the meetups have also seen violence in past years, fueling debate among officials over how and when young people gather.

Downtown

South Side Leaders Demand Meeting With Walmart, Threaten Boycott As Mega-Retailer Closes 4 Neighborhood Stores

Smaller grocery stores were forced to close after Walmart opened in Chatham in 2012, Father Michael Pfleger said at a protest Thursday. “Now the bully pulls out and says it doesn’t want to be here anymore."

Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham

Walmart Fought For Years To Open In Chicago. Now, South And West Siders Feel Betrayed As They Close

Customers and local leaders are scrambling to find alternatives for groceries, prescriptions and other necessities in the wake of the mega chain's decision to abruptly shutter four of its eight Chicago stores.

Citywide

Silver Room Block Party Returns To Oakwood Beach In July

Earlybird weekend passes start at $75. The lineup will be announced later.

Arts & Culture

Walmart Closing Stores In Bronzeville, Chatham, Little Village And Lakeview Sunday

The stores are closing due to years of poor sales, company officials said. Elected leaders rebuked the move, saying the company was abandoning neighborhoods already lacking grocery stores and pharmacies.

Citywide

Bronzeville’s Fourtunehouse Is Creating Space For The Next Generation Of Art Entrepreneurs

Makafui Searcy spent years watching his mother build a life for their family as a fashion designer. Now, he is striking out on his own with a bold mission.

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