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A mother is urging action on the part of Chicago officials after her son drowned in Lake Michigan earlier this month.

A mother is urging action on the part of Chicago officials after her son drowned in Lake Michigan earlier this month. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup shares her story.

Chalk Howard Street is a street art festival where you can enjoy immersive3D arts at locally owned businesses in Rogers Park on Howard Street and Jarvis Square From Friday, August 13 to Sunday, October 31.

Police are warning delivery drivers of a couple of armed robberies reported recently in Rogers Park on the North Side.

The New 400 Theaters, located in Rogers Park, only closed twice since its opening in 1912: during the Spanish Flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, the movie theater was briefly used as a COVID-19 testing site. General Manager Scott Holtz says the movie theater survived the pandemic with grants and private movie theater rentals. “It kept popcorn,…

Chicago’s longest operating movie theater has reopened at full capacity following more than a year of pandemic restrictions and closures. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Police released an image Tuesday of a black car wanted in connection with shots fired at a police station in Rogers Park. Someone in the passing car opened fire about 10:20 a.m. Sunday in the 6400 block of North Clark Street, striking the 24th District station several times, Chicago police said. No one was hurt. Ald. Andre Vasquez called the drive-by...

Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire at a police station from a passing car in Rogers Park. Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) said the Sunday morning drive-by was an “unfortunate attack” targeting the 24th District station. No one was hurt. Chicago police said someone in a black vehicle opened fired about 10:20 a.m. in the 6400 block of…

Residents of Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood who were impacted by a tornado that touched down in the community last year are being offered free trees to replace those damaged by the storm. In a newsletter sent out by 49th Ward Ald. Maria Hadden, an offer was made to provide free trees to tenants and owners who lost trees in...

A 75-year-old man died Wednesday after he was stabbed during an attempted robbery in March in Rogers Park. Nanda Bhattarai was confronted by three males about 5:40 p.m. March 19 as he walked in the 1700 block of West Farwell Avenue, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The group demanded money but the Bhattarai, who...

Police are warning residents in Rogers Park of a pair of armed robberies reported last week on the North Side. In each case, the robbers pulled up in a dark-colored sedan or SUV, got out and approached someone while displaying a gun, Chicago police said. They made off with the person’s cellphone and valuables. Both robberies happened March 26, police…

Chicago police are searching for a pregnant woman from the southwest side of Chicago who was reported missing last week, and her family is growing more worried that she could be in danger. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Police are searching for two men wanted in a string of carjackings and thefts over the last week in Chicago.

Police are warning residents of a three garage burglaries reported in Rogers Park on the North Side. In each incident someone broke into a door of a garage and stole lawn care equipment and tools, Chicago police said in a community alert. The burglaries happened between 3 p.m. Dec. 2 and noon Dec. 3 in the 1200 block of West…

A 31-year-old man is accused of shooting at Chicago police officers in Rogers Park who were trying to recover a dog he allegedly stole from his ex-girlfriend, according to Cook County prosecutors.

Chicago police say officers were following up on calls of a domestic incident when they attempted to pull over a vehicle in the 6900 block of North Ravenswood just before 5 p.m. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has all the details.

Authorities are on the scene of a police shooting in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on Tuesday evening. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos and Mike Lorber have the details.

Chicago police say officers were following up on calls of a domestic incident when they attempted to pull over a vehicle in the 6900 block of North Ravenswood just before 5 p.m. A man then got out of the vehicle brandishing a firearm, and fired shots at police, officials say. Officers then returned fire, striking the man. The man was…

Several Rogers Park residents aren’t letting vandals break the spirit of Halloween after a popular neighborhood display was damaged. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

For the past eight years, “Dead on Damen Avenue” has been a Halloween tradition on Chicago’s North Side, but despite vandals damaging and stealing items, the neighborhood isn’t letting the incident break their Halloween spirit. Jessica Bernardi, who created the attraction, was stunned last week to find broken and missing items in the annual Halloween display. “This is supposed...