Lincoln Park

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the person who robbed a 7-Eleven store at knifepoint last week in Lincoln Park on the North Side. He entered a store at 1:52 a.m. July 3 in the 2600 block of North Clark Street and demanded money while armed with a knife, police said. The 7-Eleven is located at 2619 N….

Police are warning residents about a series of robberies that occurred on CTA trains or platforms last week throughout the Near North Side of Chicago. In each case, two to five young men approached the victims and demanded their property. If the victim refused, the offenders would physically attack and take their belongings and run off, according to a community…

Protesters calling for the removal of a D.C. statue of President Abraham Lincoln and a freed Black man are expected to hold a rally near the statue Friday evening.

Sloane Demetriou is spending her time in quarantine in the kitchen. The Lincoln Park teen is whipping up a favorite family sweet treat and selling it online, but her cookie dough is more than dessert. It’s raising money to fight racial injustice. “Each week I do a new flavor, as well as the most popular flavor from the prior...

A Lincoln Park teen is whipping up a favorite family sweet treat and selling it online, but her cookie dough is more than dessert. It’s raising money to fight racial injustice. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Shawn Sloan will start playing for the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team this fall despite being diagnosed with Cerebral palsy as a toddler, and NBC 5’s Mike Berman has his story.

A 21-year-old man was shot Saturday in Lincoln Park on the North Side. He was the back-seat passenger in a vehicle about 11:50 p.m. in the 2300 block of North Lake Shore Drive when someone in a dark-colored Honda Pilot fired shots, Chicago police said. The man was hit in the neck, and he was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical…

A man was shot at a party Saturday in Lincoln Park on the North Side. The 24-year-old was at the party at 2:26 a.m. in the 2700 block of North Pine Grove Avenue when a male approached with a handgun and started shooting, according to Chicago police. The man was hit in the cheek, right arm and right leg, police…

Workers at a Chicago Taco Bell location held a caravan protest Tuesday to call attention to complaints they’ve made about the working conditions at the restaurant. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

Workers at a Chicago Taco Bell location held a caravan protest Tuesday to call attention to complaints they’ve made about the working conditions at the restaurant. Workers at the Lincoln Park restaurant say they have filed at least two public health complaints about conditions they say pose an “imminent danger” after multiple employees tested positive for coronavirus. “They aren’t...

The City of Chicago announced Sunday that several city services would be up and running Monday, including the reopening of some parks and libraries across the city. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.

The Chicago Park District announced Monday that it will offer limited summer programming, including day camps, at 148 parks as the city continues to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

The City of Chicago announced Sunday that several city services would be up and running Monday, including the reopening of some parks and libraries across the city. Though the Lakefront Trail will remain closed, all lakefront parks west of Lake Shore Drive will be reopened to the public, city officials said. That includes Lincoln Park, Grant Park, Burnham Park, Harold…

Lincoln Park Zoo announced Wednesday it will be laying off 18 workers which is about seven percent of the Zoo’s staff. The lay-offs come after the zoo is expecting a budget shortfall of $2.5-5 million minimum this fiscal year, according to Director of Public Relations and Communications Jillian Braun. “The financial burden of the [coronavirus] pandemic has become too large…

The Salvation Army in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood is preparing to reopen it’s doors but with noticeable changes to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as Chicago shifts into phase three of the reopening plan next Wednesday. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in three armed robberies on the Near North Side and in Lincoln Park and University Village. The boy, who has not been named because he is a minor, faces three felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and a misdemeanor count of drug possession, Chicago police said. He allegedly flashed a gun and…

The stay-at-home order in Illinois is impacting all facets of life, including Chicago’s farmers markets. Now they are finding unique ways to adjust. NBC 5’s Kye Martin has the details.

Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries reported between December and February in Lincoln Park and on the Near North Side. In each incident, someone broke into the front door of restaurants using a pry tool and stole property, Chicago police said in a community alert. The burglaries happened: Dec. 26 in the 400 block of North…