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Despite academic gains, King College Prep is only selective-enrollment school with a drop in admissions.

Andrew Bird's song "Pulaski at Night" is used as a backdrop for the video about school shootings.

A South Side park has been expanded and renamed in honor of Hadiya Pendleton.

Atajah Mothershed, a sophomore at one the of country's top universities, was classmates with Pendleton.

Former Bill Clinton will also headline the night with the mothers of black children who died violently.

The teen, killed in 2013, would have been 19 on Thursday.

The restaurant, which recently opened in South Chicago, offers a simple menu of southern-style eats.

The parents of Hadiya Pendleton honored the anniversary by gathering with other families of gun victims.

"There's always been a need for more open space in the community," said Ald. Pat Dowell.

Vonzell Banks, 17, was fatally shot in his chest and back. A 19-year-old man was shot in his foot.

Obama chose to give the commencement at King after the students won the first lady's video competition.

Pendleton's classmates are pushing for a national day of peace to address gun violence.

A South Side park has been renamed in honor of the Chicago teenager who was killed in 2013. 

The Chicago Park District plans to add nearly 2 acres to the park.