Bridgeport

A Bridgeport art gallery is celebrating the grand opening of a ceramic studio designed to assist adults with disabilities, NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

Our latest Miller Lite’s Bar of the Week is Mitchell’s Tap in Bridgeport.

A bicyclist was killed when a driver struck him Saturday in Bridgeport.

A bicyclist died after being pinned underneath an SUV Saturday afternoon in Chicago’s Bridgeport community, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 3:35 p.m. in the 400 block of West 26th Street. A 60-year-old woman driving an SUV was heading westbound on 26th Street when she struck the rear of a bicycle, which was heading in the same direction, according…

A 26-year-old man was found fatally shot early Saturday morning in Bridgeport, according to police.

A business owner in Bridgeport is upset and frustrated after a thief smashed windows and stole items from a back-to-school drive, but she says that she will not let the theft deter her from her quest to help children.

A business owner in Bridgeport is upset and frustrated after thieves hit her business, stealing items from a back-to-school drive, but she says that she will not let the theft deter her from her quest to help children.

The family of a 6-year-old boy said he was playing in the backyard of their Bridgeport home when another child covered a tennis ball with gasoline, lit it on fire, and then threw it at the boy’s face — leading to second- and third-degree burns

Chicago police say that a little girl is safe after the vehicle she was sitting in was stolen on the South Side Sunday afternoon.

A detective under scrutiny over the handling of Lauren Smith-Fields’ death investigation has been placed on leave, the Bridgeport mayor announced.

Chicago police are warning residents of three burglaries reported in January in Bridgeport on the South Side.

Aside from their anguish from losing a daughter and a sister, the family of Lauren Smith-Fields is outraged and disgusted at how they say the Bridgeport Police Department has investigated the mysterious death of the 23-year-old.

The president of a Bridgeport bank for years directed a longtime employee to alter its books as part of a larger criminal conspiracy to falsely make it look like now-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson (11th) made payments on a loan there, court records allege.

The Ramova Theatre closed in 1985 after more than 50 years in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. It’s slated to re-open at the end of 2022. See inside the 90-year-old theater, which residents haven’t seen for more than 35 years.

The Ramova Theatre closed in 1985 after more than 50 years in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. It’s slated to re-open at the end of 2022.

Both incidents were caught on home surveillance video but in different parts of Chicago at different times of the day, shedding light on the frightening reality that these crimes can and do happen everywhere.

The federal government is auctioning off the Penfield Reef Lighthouse, but living in the lighthouse does have a few requirements.

On Thursday, two Chicago aldermen were separately indicted including Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson for allegedly taking a secret ‘under the table’ loan and former Ald. Ricardo Munoz who is accused of using money from a political fund for personal expenses. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, grandson of former Mayor Richard J. Daley and nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, has been charged in a federal indictment related to a bank in the Bridgeport neighborhood where the powerful family has lived for decades.

New video of street racing in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood has residents speaking up, saying years of street racing has caused frustration with no solution in sight. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.