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Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city.At its peak population in 1960, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles (7.8 km 2), [2] but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically.
Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.
From the late-2000s to early 2010s, Parkway was the center of gang shootings mostly amongst teenagers and young adults. Tenants of Parkway and community leaders contested the crime wave that came after CHA demolished the drug-infested Robert Taylor Homes, nicknamed the "Calumet Buildings" which were once located at 6217 S. Calumet Ave.
CHICAGO — Five people were arrested after a large fight at Englewood STEM High School left four officers injured Friday morning. Officers were called just after 11 a.m. to Englewood STEM High ...
A 28-year-old Chicago man, Luis Vela, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting on the Southwest Side in July 2023. Vela is accused of opening fire on two men ...
Hubert Geralds: killed 5 women between 1994 and 1995 in Englewood, earning him the nickname The Englewood Strangler. [7] In 1999, following a DNA test, he was found guilty of killing a woman for whose murder another Chicago resident, Derrick Fluellen, was convicted of in 1995.
Chicago gangbangers rage against newly arrived Venezuelan migrants as Tren de Aragua moves in: ‘City is going to go up in flames’ Dana Kennedy September 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.