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Roseland is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the far south side of the city. It includes the neighborhoods of Fernwood, Princeton Park, Lilydale, the southern portion of West Chesterfield, Rosemoor, Sheldon Heights and West Roseland.
Originally settled by Dutch immigrants, Roseland got its name from the residents’ tidy flower gardens. The neighborhood began to flourish into a diverse, cosmopolitan community with the development of the nearby Pullman Factory and was once considered one of the most important commercial areas outside the Loop.
Jul 8, 2021 · The story of Roseland — with its struggling commercial district, vacant lots, and few grocery stores — is emblematic of many Chicago neighborhoods, whose predominantly Black and Latinx communities face persistent violence.
Roseland. Community Area 49, 13 miles S of the Loop. The village of Roseland had its origins in 1849, when a band of recently arrived Dutch families built their homes along the Chicago–Thornton Road. Perched on the ridge west of Lake Calumet between what is now 103rd and 111th Streets, High Prairie, as it was then known, took shape around the ...
Feb 24, 2022 · Located on Chicago’s South Side, neighborhood leaders are engaging in block-to-block outreach to tackle gun violence. Others are working to bring investment into a corridor that was once a hub for small businesses. We speak with residents and some of those leaders on the frontlines.
May 31, 2024 · ROSELAND — The Roseland Mental Health Center is reopening after 35 years, making it one of three facilities relaunching on the South and West sides as city officials look to reverse decades of disinvestment in mental health care. Mayor Brandon Johnson made the announcement Thursday, flanked by an enthusiastic crowd of service providers ...
1 day ago · The 11500 block of South State Street. A man was killed in a shooting in Roseland on Sunday night, according to Chicago police. Police responded to calls of a person shot and found a 26-year-old ...
