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Investigation continues into roof collapse that killed two firefighters

Two Chicago firefighters are dead after battling a blaze on the city's South Side Wednesday morning. Corey Ankum and Edward Stringer died when they entered the building to see if anyone was inside and...

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Hundreds mourn fallen Chicago firefighter

Hundreds of people have turned out to remember a Chicago man who served his city as a police officer before becoming a firefighter. Corey Ankum was one of two Chicago firefighters killed last week when...

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Community banking: ShoreBank's new name and mission

Over a number of decades, ShoreBank gave many in the black community the opportunity to buy a home or start a business. So it was a big blow to many in and around Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood...

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Architectural sketches of South Shore

I took a photostroll recently through a section of South Shore.The neighborhood has a wealth of fine residential and pre-war commercial architecture that goes largely unsung--at least by many of those...

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Wading into Chicago's segregated past

Violence is deeply rooted in Chicago’s history. Racial tensions contributed to that sad truth for years but in 1960s, it was a truth many young people could no longer swallow. They confronted hate...

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There in Chicago (#11)

How well did you find your way around 1956 Chicago?The clue is the railroad crossing gates visible above the bus. The gates indicate that this is probably 71st Street, with the Illinois Central...

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Neighborhood divisions laid bare, in the span of a block

For urban dwellers and fans of cliché Hollywood flicks alike, you’ve probably encountered the “wrong side of the tracks” motif.It goes like this: A neighborhood changes for the worse on the “other...

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Once-doomed South Shore bank could receive National Register status

A South Shore bank once slated for demolition is now possibly in line to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The former Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank is among three buildings...

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South Shore residents see grocer closing as opportunity

Residents in Chicago’s South Shore know how outsiders may perceive their neighborhood: crime-ridden with an abundance of subsidized rental housing.But there’s another picture residents want to flaunt:...

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Why does South Shore still not have a grocery store?

The hallmarks of urban retail saturate East 71st Street: beauty supply, dollar, cell phone and gym shoe stores.But most noticeable is the 65,000 sq. ft. vacant space in a strip mall at 71st and Jeffrey...

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