Humboldt Park

A man has robbed multiple businesses at knifepoint over the past week in Humboldt Park and Logan Square on the Northwest Side. In each case, he entered a business, pulled out a knife and took cash, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The hold-ups occurred: About 12:45 p.m. Aug. 1 in the 3100 block of West Armitage Avenue;…

Two Chicago police officers were injured in a crash early Saturday morning in Humboldt Park on the West Side, Chicago police said. The officers were driving west through an intersection at the 4000 block of W. Chicago Ave. at around 2:45 a.m. when they swerved to avoid another vehicle, according to police. The officers lost control of the vehicle and…

A teenage boy was shot Sunday in Humboldt Park on the West Side. The 17-year-old was in a vehicle with three other people at 12:36 a.m. on West Hirsch Street when someone walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago police. The vehicle took off and hit several parked cars. The four occupants got out, at which point the suspect…

A 64-year-old woman was injured Saturday when someone fired gunshots outside her Humboldt Park home. She was inside the home at 12:49 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Lawndale Avenue when bullets came through her window, according to Chicago police. The woman was hit in the arm and taken to Norwegian American Hospital in fair condition, police said. She…

A 12-year-old boy was shot in Humboldt Park early Sunday morning, according to Chicago police. The victim was standing on the sidewalk on the 2800 block of W. Division when shots were fired at around 12:43 a.m., hitting him in both knees, police said. The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said. No one is in…

A Chicago police car was shot by an unknown offender in Humboldt Park early Saturday morning while officers were inside, according to Chicago police. The unmarked police car sustained minor damage after a gunshot hit the trunk at around 1:19 a.m in the 1600 block of North Avers Avenue, according to police. No one is in custody and no injuries…

A man was struck by two vehicles and killed Saturday in Humboldt Park on the West Side. The man was walking across the street about 9 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Chicago Avenue when an unknown vehicle struck him, Chicago police said. Then, a 24-year-old woman driving a GMC Terrain ran him over while he was lying in…

Numerous families have been left devastated as 26 residents and a staff member of a Chicago long-term care facility have died as a result of the coronavirus. According to officials, 52 residents and 28 staff members at the Center Home for Hispanic Elderly in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began. Management at…

Numerous families have been left devastated as 26 residents and a staff member of a Chicago long-term care facility have died as a result of the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has all the details.

Police are warning residents about a series of garage burglaries since last month in Austin, Hermosa and Humboldt Park on the West Side. In each case, a man entered a garage through an unlocked side door or forced the door open, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The burglaries occurred: About 3:20 p.m. April 14 in the 1800…

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A family is in mourning after their father passed away due to coronavirus-related complications, one of at least 14 fatalities at a Chicago nursing home since the pandemic began. Manuel Vazquez, 81, spoke to his family on Tuesday, just hours before he passed away from the virus.  “He just said he was okay,” Vazquez’s daughter Mildred said. “(We’re all)...

As Norwegian American Hospital, a safety-net facility in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, treats coronavirus, the CEO said his biggest worry is not capacity, but staffing. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports on several nurses leaving for positions at McCormick Place for more money.

A 38-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Humboldt Park on the West Side, police said. The shooting happened about 5:27 a.m. in the 1500 block of North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago police said. Officers responded to a call of gunfire and found the man with gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen, police said. He was taken to...

The start of the Major League Baseball season typically signals the arrival of spring in Chicago, and while we’re starting to feel the familiar warmth and see a few signs of the largely homebound city awakening from dormancy, we’re also robbed of the livelihood America’s pastime brings to the North and South Sides with the season delayed over coronavirus...

Chicago police are warning residents of two apartment burglaries reported in January and February in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side. In each incident, victims had been away from their apartments for at least a few days, Chicago police said in a community alert. The burglaries happened: Between about 11:30 p.m. Jan. 25 and about 6 p.m. Jan. 30 in…

One man is dead, and a 7-year-old girl is injured after a shooting in Humboldt Park Sunday morning. Police said a man was driving with a child and at least two other adults in the 1300 block of N. Rockwell. Just after 3 a.m. Sunday, the victims heard shots being fired in that same block, according to Chicago police. The…

Chicago police are warning residents of a pair of armed carjackings reported in January in Humboldt Park and Ukrainian Village on the Northwest Side. In each incident, victims are approached by one to three males who flash a handgun and demand their vehicle’s keys or vehicle, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The carjackings happened, about 7:30...

A missing 16-year-old Chicago girl who was last reportedly seen on Wednesday was found safe Saturday, Chicago police said. Niyahlyn Rodriguez had been located as of 5:45 p.m. Saturday and thus the alert was canceled. officials said. Rodriguez was last seen wearing a blue Junior ROTC uniform and black shoes at around 9 a.m. in the area of 1200 N….