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The 35-year-old was discovered outside in the 400 block of East 48th Street with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and face.

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Man shot to death in Bronzeville

The man, 36, was on a sidewalk about 8:20 p.m. in the first block of East 40th Street when he was shot in the chest, Chicago police said.

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Man fatally shot in Bronzeville

He was attacked while sitting on the back porch of a home in the 4400 block of South Calumet Avenue, police said.

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Motorcyclist killed in Bronzeville crash

A driver attempted to make a U-turn in the 4600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue and struck the motorcycle, police said.

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Editorial: Let Urban Prep, a premier educator of Chicago’s young Black men, stay free

The Chicago Board of Education has revoked the charter of the storied Urban Prep Academy schools in Bronzeville and Englewood and, over howls of local protest, cleared the way for a hostile takeover by the bureaucrats of Chicago Public Schools.

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Bronzeville woman cooks for the homeless: ‘Cooking is my love language’

Shara Washington cooks and delivers as many as 60 meals for homeless people around Chicago, four days a week.

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How anti-Pritzker PAC is trying to suppress the Black vote in Chicago

An anti-Pritzker PAC distributes signs and leaflets on the South and West sides aiming to keep Black voters from polls.

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Man found fatally shot in Bronzeville

He was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 4900 block of South King Drive, police said.

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15-year-old boy wounded in Bronzeville shooting

He was shot while walking in the 4000 block of South Langley Avenue early Saturday, police said.

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On Yom Kippur, looking ahead to stronger Chicago-Israel relations

It has been a great year for the Chicago-Israel partnership. From Bronzeville to Little Village, models of Israeli mental health treatment, entrepreneurship, and social innovation are being implemented by the community.

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New mixed-income apartments open in Bronzeville: ‘I am blessed to be part of something so grand’

508 Pershing, a 53-unit development, has a community lounge and terrace, a game room, fitness center and dog spa.

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Top CPS officials privately warned a new Near South school could undermine neighboring schools, harm Black students

While Mayor Lori Lightfoot has touted the new school to serve Chinatown and other neighborhoods, CPS alumni and even staff inside CPS fear it will do damage to existing schools that serve predominantly African American students.

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3 shot at funeral in Bronzeville: officials

The shooting happened just after noon near Christian Tabernacle Church, 4712 S. Prairie Ave.

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Bronzeville Art District gears up for this year’s final bus tour of galleries

“It’s about connecting people with their culture and history of one of the African American communities of Chicago, as well as bringing people from all over the city to enjoy what Bronzeville has to offer,” said Frances Guichard of Gallery Guichard.

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Concealed carry license holder shot 13-year-old boy who broke into his car in Bronzeville: police

The boy was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, police said. Weapons were recovered from both the boy and the man who shot him.

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Finding a haven — and microaggression — in Bronzeville

I’d never lived in a Black community with as much electricity, wealth and prosperity, and with few of the social ills often found in Black spaces. I didn’t want to live anywhere else.

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Harold Lucas, Bronzeville organizer, activist, historian, dead at 79, lauded as a champion

“As you walk and drive around Bronzeville, Harold’s works are everywhere,” author Nathan Thompson said. “Harold was one of the freedom fighters,” Rev. Jesse Jackson said.

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Return of full-scale Bud Billiken Parade energizes South Side: ‘It’s like being at home’

The parade traversed through Bronzeville Saturday, bringing thousands to the neighborhood to dance and gather.

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A year after Officer Ella French was killed during a traffic stop, Lightfoot and Pritzker join police officials to honor her memory

“Right here and right now, we take this day back,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said during the ceremony at police headquarters. “We honor Officer French, who lived, and lift up the lives she touched.”

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Man charged with murder in shooting at Bronzeville shoe store

Keantae Martin, 18, is charged with first-degree murder in the April 23 shooting of Damonte Robinson in the 4700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, police said.

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Man dies days after Bronzeville shooting

Lashaun Duprey, 28, was pronounced dead Monday at the University of Chicago Medical Center, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Woman killed Monday in Bronzeville hit and run, police say

The 62-year-old woman was transferred to University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made.

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Margo Jefferson feels ghosts around her. The Chicago-born writer of ‘Negroland’ spends a day with us visiting some of them.

CHICAGO — Margo Jefferson, who has worked a half-century as one of the more formidable and composed critics of American culture, watched the city unwind from the back seat of an SUV. We moved slowly through traffic, maneuvering from the Loop to Wicker Park. She doesn’t get back here often…

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17-year-old girl among 2 shot and wounded in Bronzeville

The teen and a woman were standing outside in the 3700 block of South Langley Avenue about 12:45 a.m. when someone opened fire, striking them both.

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14-year-old boy killed, 13-year-old wounded in Bronzeville shooting

They were near the sidewalk about 5:40 p.m. in the 600 block of East 40th Street when someone opened fire, striking them both, Chicago police said.

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