Back of the Yards

Tamale vendors in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood were among victims in a string of six robberies within two hours early Wednesday morning, NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Chicago police are investigating a brazen string of early-morning armed robberies in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Chicago police are investigating a string of six armed robberies that occurred within two hours early Wednesday morning in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, officials said.

A Chicago father expressed outrage and is left seeking answers after his son with developmental disabilities was shot while standing at a bus stop in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Wednesday.

A man with disabilities remains hospitalized after he was shot in the head at a Back of the Yards bus stop, NBC 5’s Karen Aguilar reports.

We’re learning more about recent violence in the area where a 21 year old man with special needs was shot right in front of his family on Wednesday, with residents demanding action amid an escalation in crime. Evrod Cassimy has the story.

We’re learning more about recent violence in the area where a 21 year old man with special needs was shot right in front of his family on Wednesday, with residents demanding action amid an escalation in crime.

A local alderperson said a man with disabilities was shot and critically wounded Wednesday morning as he and members of his family waited for a bus outside their home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A 10-year-old boy was shot in the face Saturday night while sitting in a living room in Back of the Yards, police said.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 39-year-old man killed in August in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, authorities said. The teen, whose name isn’t being released, was taken into custody at approximately 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 4500 block of South Damen, Chicago police said in a news release....

A man was critically wounded Monday night after being struck by a vehicle in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, according to officials,

The men, 32 and 22, were standing outside among a group of people about 1:10 a.m. in the 4800 block of South Justine Street when a black SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago firefighters are on the scene of a blaze burning inside of a building that erupted Sunday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

A 19-year-old man is in critical condition after he was assaulted and shot by a large group of individuals in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on Monday afternoon.

A man is in custody and hospitalized in critical condition after a shootout with police took place during an altercation in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, authorities say. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A man is in custody and hospitalized in critical condition after a shootout with police took place Thursday night during an altercation in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, authorities say. Jen DeSalvo has more.

According to witnesses, the incident was chaotic, and video showing more than a dozen officers on the scene.

At least four people were struck by gunfire Saturday night in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.

A driver was taken into custody by Chicago police after disregarding a traffic light and causing a chain-reaction crash the left at least six people injured Sunday in Chicago’s Back of the Yards community, police said.

Two Chicago firefighters sustained injuries while working to extinguish a house fire in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood Sunday, according to officials. The fire was reported before 8:30 p.m. at a home in the 4500 block of South Justine, the Chicago Fire Department said in a tweet. Video from the scene captured by an NBC 5 photographer showed…