Police said the shooting happened in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood's 13100-block of South Corliss Avenue just after noon. Three people were inside a home when someone shot at them. A 16-year ...

Cheryl Johnson stands near the office of People for Community Recovery in Altgeld Gardens. Despite President Donald Trump’s orders to quash environmental justice, Johnson vows to “carry on to ...

Officials have identified a teenager who was shot nine times a Far South Side home on Sunday. At least 44 shot, 2 killed in Chicago weekend shootings: CPD At least 41 shot, 2 killed in Chicago ...

In 1962, the two relocated to Chicago to be closer to John’s family. The pair quickly fell in love with Altgeld Gardens, a ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Outside the Box new music festival will continue to build on its legacy for an ...

Hazel Johnson was jolted by deaths of those she knew and loved throughout her life. Her mom died of tuberculosis when she was 12, her little brother died before his 2nd birthday, and her baby ...

After Hazel came to Chicago — soon settling in Altgeld Gardens, a public housing complex on the Far South Side — her husband, John, died at 41 from lung cancer. It was John’s death in 1969 ...