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Hasan and Mary Smith stand cheek to cheek outside their newly rehabbed home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 11, 2019. The home is one of dozens of &quot;reclaimed&quot; houses and apartment buildings that became vacant during the mortgage crisis that began in 2008. Hasan and Mary met five years ago at a grocery store. Drawn to her talkative, upbeat nature, Smith told a friend, &quot;That's gonna be my girl.&quot; (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Inspiring tale of a Chicago neighborhood that would not die

By MARTHA IRVINE - Associated Press

Hasan and Mary Smith stand cheek to cheek outside their newly rehabbed home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 11, 2019. The home is one of dozens of &quot;reclaimed&quot; houses and apartment buildings that became vacant during the mortgage crisis that began in 2008. Hasan and Mary met five years ago at a grocery store. Drawn to her talkative, upbeat nature, Smith told a friend, &quot;That's gonna be my girl.&quot; (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

How a struggling Chicago neighborhood made its way back

By MARTHA IRVINE - Associated Press