Logan Square

Two women were killed and a man injured in a vehicle crash Monday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.

Chicago police issued a community alert Monday warning residents about a string of carjackings in the Logan Square neighborhood on the city’s Northwest side. A total of five incidents were reported between Sept. 24 and Monday, Oct. 5, police stated. In each incident, two unknown offenders, who some described as teenage boys, approached victims’ and demanded their vehicles. In two…

Chicago police issued a community alert Monday warning residents about a string of carjackings in the Logan Square neighborhood on the city’s Northwest side. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has more.

A potential sexual assault was stopped Tuesday after someone called police in Logan Square on the Northwest Side. The witness saw a male on top of a woman about 10:40 p.m. on a sidewalk in the 2600 block of North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago police said. The passerby called police, and the male walked away after he told the witness he…

A makeshift cafe in Logan Square is giving Chicagoans laid off during the coronavirus pandemic a chance to connect with others. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

Six people were arrested Saturday during a protest near Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Logan Square home on the Northwest Side. Police were called to disperse the group at 10:22 p.m. in the 3400 block of West Wrightwood Avenue, according to Chicago police. Four women and two men were taken into custody and charged with misdemeanor counts of residential picketing, police said….

A man was charged Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting that left a 10-year-old girl dead in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood in late June. Christopher Lara, 19, of Streamwood, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the shooting. Police said Lara was the driver of a vehicle that a gunman opened fire from on June 27….

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;…

A community gathered together to demand justice Monday night after the shooting death of a 10-year-old girl. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the story.

Community leaders are outraged and calling for help after two children were among 13 people killed this weekend in Chicago. On Saturday, 10-year-old Lina Nunez was shot and killed while sitting on her family’s couch in the Logan Square neighborhood. Nunez was struck in the head by a stray bullet after a gunfight erupted outside around 10 p.m. on the…

A 10-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet Saturday inside a Logan Square home. The girl was inside an apartment about 9:40 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Dickens Avenue when the bullet came through a window and struck her in the head, Chicago police said. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police…

A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a city truck while riding a bicycle in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday morning. According to police, the woman was making a turn on her bike from Milwaukee to Belmont at approximately 8:30 a.m. when she was hit by a truck that was making a similar turn. Police...

A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a city truck while riding a bicycle in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday morning. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A neighborhood restaurant is getting back on its feet, months after closing its doors because of the coronavirus pandemic. For two weeks, Mi Tocaya has been serving takeout and delivery in addition to feeding hundreds of families every week in the Logan Square neighborhood. “We live here, our children go to school here. Our business is here,” says chef and…

Mi Tocaya, a restaurant in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, went from the fear of closing permanently amid the coronavirus pandemic to feeding its community thanks to an initiative only 30 restaurants in the country received. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A man was shot to death Saturday in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side. The 28-year-old was found on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head at 11:08 p.m. in the 3400 block of West North Avenue, according to Chicago police. Two males were seen running from the scene. The man, identified as Alejandro Castro, was taken to…

Police are warning Northwest Side residents of a break-in and attempted home invasion Thursday in Logan Square. A man tried to break in through the rear of two homes on May 14, according to Chicago police. In the first case, about 12:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of North Sawyer Avenue, he was confronted and ran off. In the second…

Two men were wounded in a shooting Saturday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side. The men, 27 and 25, were standing in an alley at 12:08 a.m. when someone shot at them from a gray SUV in the 1700 block of North Harding Avenue, according to Chicago police. The 25-year-old was hit in the back and leg and taken…

Federal authorities are offering a reward for information on suspects who stole keys from a U.S. Postal Service employee last month in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.