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….

The parents of a 16-year-old Chicago girl who disappeared Wednesday insist their daughter didn’t run away and are pleading for her safe return. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Two Chicago police officers and a third person were injured in a crash involving a squad SUV and a Jeep Friday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side, police said. The accident happened at approximately 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Sacramento Boulevard. According to police, a Jeep was traveling westbound on...

A local band is asking for help after thousands of dollars worth of music gear was stolen. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the details.

Two men were denied bail after the pair and a juvenile were charged in connection to an armed carjacking of a ride-share vehicle over the weekend in Belmont Central. Moses Aponte, 19, and a 17-year-old boy allegedly stole the vehicle at gunpoint Dec. 8 before crashing it — sending two of the ride-share passengers to a hospital — and firing…

Tenants living in one Humboldt Park apartment building have launched a fight to stop the owner from leaving the federal government’s Section 8 housing program.

Residents in one Humboldt Park building are asking for a developer’s help to keep their building listed as low income. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports. 

Chicago police are investigating after an 8-year-old girl was shot during a family barbecue on the city’s Northwest Side on Sunday afternoon.

Another ATM has been stolen from a Chicago business, this time in Humboldt Park on the West Side, according to Chicago police.

The infamous alligator that was the talk of the town for weeks in Chicago, “Chance the Snapper,” cost more than $30,000 to trap and ship to Florida.

Chance the Snapper was “well fed” during his time in Chicago – and is apparently quite the ladies’ man. The infamous alligator that spent a week in the city’s Humboldt Park Lagoon had a “thorough examination by the veterinarians from the University of Florida,” the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park – his new home – posted on Facebook Thursday.

Not only will “Chance the Snapper” soon be a bobblehead – the man who captured him in Chicago’s Humboldt Park Lagoon will be too. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a Frank “Alligator” Robb bobblehead on Thursday, featuring Robb – who was brought in from Florida to trap the creature who had roamed the lagoon for a...

Are you a fan of “Chance the Snapper,” the alligator that spent a week in Chicago’s Humboldt Park Lagoon? Now you can commemorate the reptile’s elusive escapades with a bobblehead.

A 68-year-old man is dead after what is believed to be a hit-and-run crash on Chicago’s Northwest Side on Wednesday afternoon.

The frenzy over Gator Watch is officially over. Dick Johnson reports.