Bronzeville
Police Warn Of Smart Phone Thefts In Bronzeville
Police are seeking two teenaged thieves, who allegedly stole smart phones twice in the past week on or near 35th Street, near U.S. Cellular Field and the IIT campus.
Parents React To Closing Of Bronzeville School
At one of the schools ordered closed by CPS – there was quiet opposition from some parents today…and some seemed resigned to what is about to happen. CBS 2’s Mike Parker reports.
Man Charged With Killing Columbia College Student
A 26-year-old man has been charged in the fatal drive-by shooting of a Columbia College student in the Bronzeville neighborhood earlier this week, while the victim was on his way to pick up a friend.
Gospel Music Festival Announces Choir Battle, Headliners For 2013
The city’s Gospel Music Festival will have a new wrinkle when it gets underway in late June.
Three Hurt When Squad Car Hits School Bus In Bronzeville; Kids Safe
An employee at a nearby dry cleaners said a police SUV was heading south on King Drive when it swerved to avoid another vehicle, and hit a school bus turning north onto King from 42nd Street.
Bronzeville Celebrates Groundbreaking Of New Shops, Apartments
Ground was broken Tuesday on a new commercial and residential development in Bronzeville, a project the likes of which haven’t been seen in that neighborhood in 50 years.
2 Dead, 15 Wounded In Weekend Violence
One man was beaten to death at a CTA station, a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot and at least 15 other people were wounded in separate acts of violence across the city this weekend.
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Man Charged With Fatal New Year’s Day Shooting
A man was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man on New Year’s Day in South Side Bronzeville neighborhood.
Concealed Carry Prompts Lively Debate In Bronzeville
The likelihood of concealed-carry gun legislation in Illinois prompted lively debate Saturday at a “town hall” meeting in the near South Side Bronzeville neighborhood.
Harold Washington Statute Defaced In Bronzeville
The statue of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington was damaged when the front panel containing the dedication plaque was stolen Saturday evening in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Police Fire Shots At Gunman In Bronzeville, Suspect Arrested
Police officers fired shots while chasing a gunman Monday afternoon in the Bronzeville neighborhood, just a couple blocks away from Chicago Police Headquarters.
Bulls Championship Rings Stolen From Team Employee
Four Chicago Bulls championship rings were stolen from a Bronzeville home last week, according to an alert issued by police on Saturday.
Your Chicago: Bronzeville
Just south of McCormick Place is a district where African Americans flourished after the Civil War. CBS 2′s Kate Sullivan reports.
6 Hurt In Pin-In Crash In Bronzeville
Six people – including two toddlers – were injured Wednesday morning when a minivan and a car collided in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Bronzeville
A 25-year-old woman was sexually assaulted during a robbery Sunday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.
Man Attempts To Lure Girl, 12, Near 26th And Indiana
Parents on the northern end of the Bronzeville neighborhood are on alert, after a man tried to lure a young girl on her way to school.
Man Beats Female Security Guard In Bronzeville
Police were seeking the man who pummeled an unarmed security guard outside a Bronzeville apartment complex on Saturday.
Report: Wal-Mart Signs 20-Year Lease For New Bronzeville Development
Wal-Mart is making another foray into Chicago’s South Side – this time in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Elderly Woman Injured In Bronzeville Home Invasion
An 88-year-old woman sustained injuries after struggling with a masked man who broke into her South Side Bronzeville neighborhood Friday night and put a knife to her throat and robbed her.
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