Chicago nonprofit aims to restore South Side basketball courts shuttered by violence
Many park district courts have been left with no rims or nets for kids to play with. However, a local nonprofit aims to change that.
Nonprofit's new initiative brings new life to park basketball courts in Avalon Park
Many park district courts have been left with no rims or nets for kids to play with. However, a local nonprofit aims to change that.
Chicago nonprofit aims to save streetball after violence closes courts
Many Chicago Park District courts have been left with no rims or nets for kids to play.
Boy, 4, dies after being hit by pickup truck on Chicago's South Side: police
A child has died after being struck by a pickup truck on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police.
Authorities identify woman found stabbed to death on South Side
The death of a Chicago woman who was found in an Avalon Park home has been ruled a homicide.
Black Foodies spotlight Medley Grill & BBQ
The Medley Grill and Barbeque in Chicago's Avalon Park is one of the many Black-owned restaurants that food influencers, The Black Foodies, showcase on their social media and website.
Man, woman found dead in Avalon Park home
A woman was found stabbed to death and a man fatally shot Friday afternoon inside a home in Avalon Park on the South Side.
Person found shot dead in South Side alley
A person was found shot to death in an alley in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood on Thursday morning.
Avalon Park unveils Officer Areanah Preston Way, a tribute to dedication and fearlessness
The Chicago Police Department released a moving video Friday of the ceremony held in early September honoring Officer Areanah Preston.
Avalon Park unveils Officer Areanah Preston Way, a tribute to dedication and fearlessness
The Chicago Police Department released a moving video Friday of the ceremony held in early September honoring Officer Areanah Preston.
Avalon Park murder: Suspect captured on surveillance video
Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a person wanted in connection to a murder earlier this year.
Street in Avalon Park named for fallen CPD officer Areanah Preston
This weekend a street in Avalon Park was named after fallen Chicago police officer Areanah Preston. The young officer was fatally shot in May of this year just outside her home.
Street in Chicago's Avalon Park renamed for murdered Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston
"We as community have to show our youth there are better ways than jumping on cars and causing havoc, or pointing guns at any human beings even police officers," said her mother, Dionne Mhoon, at Saturday's street naming ceremony. "Because some of those people turn into the people who took my baby's life."
Avalon Park Elementary unveils new state-of-the-art playground
As the school year ushers in the delights of fall, students at Avalon Park Elementary have an extra reason to be excited about recess.
Avalon Park Elementary unveils new playground
As the school year ushers in the delights of fall, students at Avalon Park Elementary have an extra reason to be excited about recess.
Chicago students bid farewell to summer, honor fallen officer at back-to-school bash
Kids got one last blowout Saturday to say goodbye to summer. The back to school bash also paid tribute to a fallen Chicago police officer.
Chicago back-to-school bash honors fallen officer
Kids got one last blowout Saturday to say goodbye to summer. The back to school bash also paid tribute to a fallen Chicago police officer.
Man, 27, shot and critically wounded in Avalon Park
A man was shot and critically wounded Sunday night in the Avalon Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
CPS unveils new process for schools to drop racist namesakes
Five more Chicago public schools are getting new names, some of them to replace racist or problematic namesakes, as the school system unveiled a new process Wednesday for more schools to be renamed in the future.
Chicago police, family celebrate fallen hero Officer Preston's birthday
Community, family and friends gathered Wednesday to celebrate what would have been Officer Aréanah Preston's 25th birthday. The young woman was shot to death in front of her home early last month.