Boy honored after he and mom were attacked
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A community meeting taking place today in Avalon Park, days after a mother and her young son were attacked while they were walking home from school.

Chicago police release photos of suspect wanted in South Side homicide

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in the city’s Avalon Park neighborhood. 

Driver dies in South Side crash

A man died after crashing his car into a light pole Monday night in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood.

New sign honors fallen Chicago officer Areanah Preston
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A community is honoring the memory of fallen Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston, who was shot and killed during a robbery attempt outside her home in May 2023.

Black Foodies spotlight Medley Grill & BBQ
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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 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
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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."