Controversy surrounds Woodlawn school being used to house migrants

As early as this Friday, Jan. 6, a group of migrants from the Texas border could be moving into a former CPS elementary school on Chicago’s South Side; however, the plan is causing controversy in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood.

Shuttered Chicago school to be used as shelter for migrants
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As early as this Friday, a group of migrants may be moving into a former elementary school on Chicago?s South Side.

Shuttered Woodlawn elementary school to house newly arrived asylum seekers

Chicago officials plan to repurpose a former elementary school on the city’s South Side into a temporary shelter for newly arrived immigrants.

Hyundais reported stolen from this South Side neighborhood

Chicago police are warning residents after several Hyundais were stolen off the street from a neighborhood on the city's South Side.

Free Food Market in Woodlawn offers fresh food to Chicagoans in need

The Free Food Market is a pantry where choice is key. Like any local grocery store, the Free Food Market in Woodlawn has fresh produce, milk and eggs.

Man, 18, killed after being shot in the face, chest in Woodlawn alley

An 18-year-old man was in an alley in the 800 block of East 62nd Street when he was shot in the chest and the face, Chicago police said.

Girl, 16, charged in armed carjacking in Woodlawn

A teenage girl was charged in connection with an armed carjacking Thursday in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

Affordable housing coming to Woodlawn
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A new mixed-income, mixed-use affordable living community is coming to Chicago.

2 men wounded in Woodlawn drive-by shooting

Two men were shot and wounded Sunday night in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

Chicago’s 'rooftop pastor' raises $20M to build South Side community center

Pastor Brooks’ 11-month fundraising vigil started in November 2021 when he started raising money by camping out on a makeshift roof across the street from New Beginnings Church.

Project H.O.O.D. to celebrate Woodlawn community center groundbreaking Saturday
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Project H.O.O.D. will celebrate its groundbreaking this weekend after pastor Corey Brooks' 11-month journey on a roof in Woodlawn comes to an end. The pastor and community activist began living on top of a roof across from his church after a spike in crime at the building. he has since raised money to buy the building and turn it into a community center.

Chicago police: Man found dead in parked car with gunshot wound to the head

Chicago police responded to a shots spotter alert in the 1500 block of East 62nd Street and located a 43-year-old man inside of a parked vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head.