Douglas Park

A park on Chicago’s West Side will be stripped of the name of slave owner Stephen Douglas and may be renamed for abolitionist Frederick Douglass, a city’s parks commission decided Wednesday. The Chicago Park District voted Wednesday to rename the park in the largely black neighborhood, which has held Stephen Douglas’ name since 1869. Proponents have pushed the name...

Seventh graders from Village Leadership Academy want to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass instead of U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas in the name of Chicago’s Douglas Park.

A 15-year-old boy suffered bruises and abrasions all over his body after a large group of people attacked him after a basketball game in Chicago’s Douglas Park neighborhood on Wednesday night. According to Chicago police, the boy was leaving a basketball game in the 1300 block of South Sacramento Drive at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday when a group of between…

As the NFL launches a massive celebration of its 100th anniversary, Commissioner Roger Goodell and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot teamed up to encourage residents to help clean up their communities.

Ivanka Trump tweeted inaccurate information about Chicago’s violent weekend on Tuesday, sparking outrage from the city’s mayor.

Ivanka Trump tweeted inaccurate information about Chicago’s violent weekend on Tuesday while trying to draw a comparison between the city and two mass shootings, sparking outrage from the city’s mayor.

A total of 25 people were shot in a span of less than four hours on Sunday morning in Chicago, and police are scrambling to increase patrols to address the spasm of violence.

The Spring Awakening music festival is set to take place next summer in Chicago’s Douglas Park, much to the surprise of the area’s alderman.

After Blink-182 unexpectedly canceled its fall tour just days before it was set to begin at Chicago’s Riot Fest, the festival has announced that Weezer, Run the Jewels and Taking Back Sunday will join the lineup to replace them.

After a major band pulled out of the lineup, Riot Fest has found several replacement acts this week. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has all the details. 

The first wave of Riot Fest’s much-anticipated lineup has been announced and it features big-name acts like Blink-182, Beck, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Blondie and more.

Mount Sinai Hospital was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon, the hospital confirmed.

A felon is facing multiple weapons charges after police allegedly caught him with an assault rifle following a chase early Saturday in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.

Six people have been killed and at least 36 wounded in shootings across the Chicago area since Friday night, according to police.

Three men were killed and at least 23 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday night.

A man was shot while walking into Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago’s Southwest Side early Sunday.

Saint Anthony Hospital and Riot Fest released a joint statement saying the two “have reached an agreement for the festival to go on. With the help of city officials, misunderstandings have been clarified and access to the hospital guaranteed for the community.”