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Suspect charged with shooting 7-year-old boy during road rage incident
A Calumet Park man was charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old boy during a road rage incident along the Dan Ryan Expressway, authorities said.
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1 seriously injured in shooting outside Chicago Walmart
One person was critically injured in a shooting on Friday afternoon outside a Walmart on Chicago’s Far South Side, authorities said.
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Surveillance video captures burglaries, break-ins at 2 popular Chicago restaurants
Two popular Chicago restaurants were recently targeted by burglars as reports say restaurant burglaries in Chicago have skyrocketed in recent weeks.
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Man beaten to death by 2 men in Austin after argument with woman
A man was beaten to death by two men who intervened in a fight he was having with a woman in Austin Friday night, police said.
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Safety concerns persist after 3 shootings near Chicago beaches in 2 days
Violence in and around Chicago’s 31st Street Beach ended with three people shot to death in a matter of days. “It makes me frustrated cause a lot of children are out here – families are here,” said Kanoya Ali, a peacekeeper with Chicago Cred. The group focuses on places where violence is an everyday occurrence and people who are most…
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1 person killed, 1 injured in West Pullman shooting
Chicago police were investigating after a shooting injured two people, one fatally, Sunday afternoon in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city’s South Side, authorities said.
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Video captures suspect in Belmont Central sexual assault sought by police
Chicago police on Monday were searching for the man wanted in connection with a sexual assault last month in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side.
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15-year-old girl charged with attacking, robbing riders on CTA Red Line train
A 15-year-old girl is facing charges in connection with a string of robberies on a CTA Red Line train on May 10.
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Video shows knife fight between several men near Magnificent Mile
Several men were involved in a knife fight on Sunday near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago, footage posted on a crime-reporting app showed.
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15-year-old boy critically injured in Albany Park drive-by shooting
Chicago police were investigating on Sunday evening after a drive-by shooting on the city’s North Side left a 15-year-old boy with critical injuries, authorities said. The shooting was reported at around 3 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Lawrence Avenue. According to police, the 15-year-old boy was walking in an alley when an unknown offender in a black sedan…
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Video shows knife fight between several men near Magnificent Mile
Several men were involved in a knife fight on Sunday near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago, footage posted on a crime-reporting app showed. Video posted on the Citizen app captured at least four men armed with large knives near Ohio and Rush streets. At least one man appeared to chase several others, when they abruptly turned around and confronted…
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Person stabbed during argument at Ross Dress for Less store in the Loop
Chicago police on Saturday evening were searching for the suspect who stabbed someone during an argument at a Ross Dress for Less store in the Loop, authorities said. The stabbing was reported at around 2:56 p.m. at the Ross location, 26 E. Randolph St. According to Chicago police, a 26-year-old man got into an argument with someone he knew, who…
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At least 6 armed robberies overnight in Chicago, including 1 involving a steel hammer
Chicago police are investigating after a series of armed robberies and a smash-and-grab occurred across the city overnight.
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Surveillance video shows armed thieves storm West Town bar
Terrifying surveillance video captured the moment multiple gunmen held up a West Town bar and robbed multiple customers getting away.
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Surveillance video shows armed thieves storm West Town bar
Terrifying surveillance video captured the moment multiple gunmen held up a West Town bar and robbed multiple customers getting away. Declan Morgan, the owner of Irish Nobleman Pub, 1367 W Erie St., was preparing to close up at around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday when three armed robbers entered the establishment. One of the gunmen stood as a lookout, while another…
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Chicago police warn of 17 armed robberies in 3 days across multiple neighborhoods
In one of the incidents, three University of Chicago students were held up near campus in broad daylight.
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Chicago police unveil new strategy to prevent robberies ahead of summer
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and police superintendent Larry Snelling have unveiled a host of new prevention efforts to curb a rise in robberies as the summer and warmer weather drew closer.
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WATCH LIVE: CPD, Johnson to announce ‘strategy to address and prevent robberies' in Chicago
The Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson Friday afternoon will provide an update to address rising robberies in the city.
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64-year-old man killed, 2 others seriously injured in Pullman shooting
A 64-year-old man was fatally shot and two other men were seriously hurt in a shooting late Monday morning in Chicago’s Pullman community, police said. At around 11:43 a.m., three men were standing on the sidewalk in the 700 block of East 104th Street near Cottage Grove Avenue when the shooting occurred, according to Chicago police. The 64-year-old victim was…
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Prisoner review board member resigns after Edgewater boy's murder
A member of the prisoner review board has resigned after Edgewater boy Jayden Perkins was murdered while trying to protect his mother from the paroled inmate accused of attacking her.