Irving Park

The suspect, believed to be a man in all black clothing between 21. and 25 years old, attempted to swing the machete at the man, causing him to fall on the ground, police said.

Police are questioning someone in connection to a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist Wednesday night in Old Irving Park, across the street from where another cyclist was fatally struck three years ago.

A 23-year-old man was biking about 9:20 p.m. in the 3800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene, Chicago police said.

Two burglaries occurred minutes apart early Friday morning in the 17th District on the Northwest Side.

A man was shot on a Chicago Transit Authority bus in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood Friday night, according to authorities.

A Facebook post from an Irving Park woman has gained attention after she announced a Santa Claus photo op and Christmas toy drive from her front yard beginning this week.

Some restaurants in Chicago are making changes to their outdoor dining ahead of the winter months. The move comes as Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stay-at-home advisory urging Chicagoans to stay home for the next three weeks and to only leave for essential businesses.

Restaurants have seen major challenges in the past few months with the coronavirus, and they could experience even more hurdles in the coming months because of winter. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen talked to the owner of one Chicago brewery.

A gas station was robbed Monday in Irving Park on the Northwest Side. About 9:35 p.m. a man walked into a gas station in the 3900 block of West Irving Park Road, armed with a gun and demanded money, Chicago police said. The clerk complied and the man fled with an unknown amount of cash from the drawer, police said....

A 10-year-old child riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in the Irving Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest side, police said. The incident was reported at approximately 6:40 p.m. in the 2900 block of West Cullom. The child was reported to Lurie Children’s Hospital in unknown condition. No additional information was immediately available.

A person is in custody after a man was found stabbed to death Tuesday in Irving Park on the Northwest Side. About 3:45 a.m., officers responded to the 3700 block of North Sacramento Avenue, and found Jasinto Ortiz, 38, lying on the ground, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene….

It you can’t fix it, decorate it. That’s the mentality of a Chicago family who grew sick of what they said is a months-old construction scene in front of their house in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood. “In early May, the City of Chicago dug up our front yard and left two giant metal plates, two construction cones, caution...

In time for Christmas, a Chicago man decorated the construction project he says was erected in front of his home months ago with a Santa hat, garland and other decorations.

A 15-year-old Lane Tech student who became an innocent victim of a gun battle between police and a bank robbery suspect was likely shot by a suburban officer’s gunfire, Chicago authorities said Wednesday.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson speaks after an officer and teenage bystander were wounded in a shooting on the city’s Northwest Side Tuesday night. 

From a new downtown festival to a colorful parade and more, thousands are preparing to celebrate Pride and recognize 50 years since Stonewall.

In the morning after Chicago’s runoff election, some of the city’s big races remained separated by only a handful of votes.

After avoiding it by the slimmest of margins in her last election, Ald. Deb Mell is headed to a runoff election against Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez in Chicago’s 33rd Ward.