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As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, some abandoned buildings in Chicago are being turned into marketplaces. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

Detectives are questioning two people after a shooting that left a man dead and four other people injured Saturday in Austin on the West Side. They were at a backyard party at 12:37 a.m. in the 100 block of North Laporte Avenue when someone started shooting into the yard, according to Chicago police. A 23-year-old man was shot multiple times…

A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire, police said.

Tesla has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers.

Chicago police have released images of a vehicle they believe was involved in the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl. The images, released late Saturday, show a silver vehicle, believed to be an Infiniti G35 or G37: Police believe that the vehicle was used as a getaway car after an individual shot and killed Amaria Jones inside of a home…

Chicago police have released images of a vehicle they believe was involved in the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has more details.

Bail was denied Friday for two 20-year-old men charged in connection with a fatal shooting last summer in Austin on the West Side. Romeo Langston and Jahuan Smith are each charged with first-degree murder for the Aug. 4, 2019, killing of Deon Nelson, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. That night, Nelson and his girlfriend, both 21, were…

A suspect was charged with first degree murder Monday evening in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old who was the innocent victim of gang crossfire on the Fourth of July, Chicago police said. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.

A suspect was charged with first degree murder Monday evening in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old who was the innocent victim of gang crossfire on the Fourth of July, Chicago police said. Natalie Wallace died from injuries she sustained in a shooting at around 7:02 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue near West Washington Boulevard…

A suspect was charged with first degree murder Monday evening in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old who was the innocent victim of gang crossfire on the Fourth of July, Chicago police said. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the story.

You can watch this evening’s news conference in the player above. Chicago police officials are expected to announce charges Monday evening in the death of a 7-year-old girl who was fatally shot over the Fourth of July weekend in the Austin neighborhood. A news conference is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. at Chicago Police Department Headquarters. Natalie Wallace died from...

A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday night while visiting family for the Fourth of July weekend in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, police confirmed. The shooting was reported at 7:02 p.m. in the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue near West Washington Boulevard. According to police, the female victim was on a sidewalk when a light-colored…

A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday night, marking the third weekend in a row in which a child was fatally shot. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that was drawing fierce criticism because of the coronavirus pandemic

As cases of coronavirus spike in Texas, Austin Mayor Steve Adler told LX News that it’s not possible to fully open the economy and still keep people safe from coronavirus. “We need to find a better balance,” he said.

A man was injured in a shooting Thursday in Austin on the West Side. The 26-year-old was walking home about 1 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Mayfield Avenue when he saw three people playing with a handgun, according to Chicago police. The man saw the gun fall to the ground and it went off, hitting him in the…

The reward for information about the person who shot and killed a 3-year-old boy in Chicago over the weekend has grown to $10,000.

Pop-up site in Austin will be there for two days and will also go to Englewood. NBC5’s Kye Martin reports.

Father’s Day was forever changed for the Chicago families of four children shot and killed over the weekend. The youngest victims, ages 3 and 13, were shot and killed in separate incidents in the same neighborhood on the same day. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

A teenage boy was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Monday in Austin on the West Side. They were walking in an alley at 12:18 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Superior Street when someone fired at them, possibly from a gray sedan, according to Chicago police. A 15-year-old was shot in his leg, chest and abdomen,…