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A 21-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Lawndale late Thursday night.

A 21-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Lawndale late Thursday night. Lauren Petty reports.

A man was found dead Saturday after a fire in Lawndale on the West Side. The 64-year-old man was found in a basement apartment after firefighters extinguished a blaze shortly before 1:30 a.m. at a home in the 1600 block of South Homan Avenue, according to Chicago police and fire officials. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Four people…

A boy is in serious condition after he was shot on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday evening. According to police, the boy was inside a residence in the 1800 block of South Homan at approximately 5:20 p.m. when he was shot in the thigh. Police say the boy was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition….

A 5-year-old boy was seriously injured after what police believe was an accidental shooting. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the latest details.

A GPS bracelet a man was wearing from a pending domestic battery case placed him inside his girlfriend’s Lawndale apartment when he shot and killed her ex-boyfriend, Cook County prosecutors said Friday. Edmond Barlow’s domestic battery incident involving another woman took place in Maywood just five days before he allegedly gunned down Martin Coleman. Although 27-year-old Barlow’s girlfriend had...

A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Saturday in Lawndale on the West Side. He was outside with a group of friends about 11:26 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Christiana Avenue when he heard gunfire and felt pain, Chicago police said. He didn’t see who shot him or where shots came from. The teen was driven to…

Four people, including two Chicago police officers, were injured in a crash early Saturday morning in Lawndale, according to police. Officers traveling northbound on Pulaski at around 1:38 a.m. when a 2003 Dodge van traveling southbound turned east to go onto 19th Street. The van cut in front of and hit the marked squad car, according to police. Both officers…

A 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that wounded a Chicago police officer on the city’s West Side, authorities announced Thursday.

A Chicago police officer was wounded in a shooting early Wednesday morning on the city’s West Side, according to police.

A Chicago police officer was wounded in a shooting early Wednesday morning on the city’s West Side, according to police. Susan Carlson reports.

Two 28-year-old men were found shot to death Sunday in Lawndale on the West Side. Officers responding to ShotSpotter notifications of gunfire about 6 a.m. found the men unresponsive with gunshot wounds to the head and body in the 2300 block of South Kolin Avenue, according to Chicago police. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The…

From pre-existing conditions to sometimes overcrowded shelters, the homeless population is even more vulnerable to the coronavirus. But for some families, an improved quality of life has arrived as they are given fully rehabbed homes. Kye Martin reports.

A 7-month-old boy was shot Wednesday in Lawndale on the West Side. He was riding in a vehicle with two family members about 10 p.m. in the 1100 block of South Albany Avenue when a black SUV pulled up alongside and someone inside opened fire at a group standing on the corner, Chicago police said. A stray bullet grazed the…

Three people were wounded in a shooting Sunday in Lawndale on the West Side. They were sitting outside about 1:23 a.m. in the 1400 block of South Lawndale Avenue when they heard gunfire and felt pain, Chicago police said. A 21-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were both shot in the leg, police said. A 24-year-old man was hit in the…

Six people were shot, one of them fatally, when someone fired into a crowd that was setting off fireworks Sunday in Lawndale on the West Side. The group was lighting fireworks on the sidewalk at 1:14 a.m. in the 1500 block of South Millard Avenue when a white vehicle approached and someone inside started shooting, according to Chicago police. A…

Chicago police are warning cab drivers about a pair of robberies reported recently in Lawndale on the West Side. In both incidents, someone ordered a taxi then pulled out a gun when the car arrived, Chicago police said. They took the driver’s property before fleeing. The robberies happened between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. June 23 in the 1800 block…

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…

Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability has fired an employee who shot at two suspects who allegedly stole his vehicle this past weekend in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood, the agency said in a statement. The COPA employee, a 39-year-old male, was attempting to locate his stolen vehicle near the 1300 block of South Central Park around 5:30 a.m. Sunday...