Police are warning South Side residents of a series of vehicle thefts in South Shore and Grand Crossing. In February and March, owners discovered their parked cars missing, Chicago police said in a community alert. The thefts happened: overnight Feb. 24 in the 7100 block of South East End Avenue; about 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25 in the 7100 block of South Blackstone Avenue;...

The family of a woman shot and killed in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood last month is offering a reward for information that will help solve the slaying. Latonia Williams, 50, was sitting inside her vehicle in the 7300 block of South Bennett just before 3 p.m. on Feb. 23 when a person approached the vehicle and shot her in the…

A woman was shot and killed in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood Saturday, and her neighbors are expressing their shock after the violent incident.   The victim has been identified by police as 50-year-old Latonia Williams. She was sitting insider her vehicle in the 7300 block of South Bennett just before 3 p.m. Saturday when a person approached the vehicle and…

At least three people have been injured in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend, police said. Here are the shootings that have happened as of Saturday afternoon: Saturday In the 600 block of South Cicero at approximately 2:20 a.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the chest and left arm, police said. The victim was initially…

Video taken from Storm Chaser 5 shows massive waves crashing up over the barrier at the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood early Wednesday.

A woman was shot and killed in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood Saturday, and her neighbors are expressing their shock after the violent incident. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.

A woman was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, according to Chicago police. CPD said the 51-year-old woman was in a vehicle around 3 p.m. Saturday near the 7300 block of South Bennett, when an unknown offender approached and shot her in the head. The victim, later identified as Latonia Williams, was taken to the University…

Sky 5 flew over the scene an apartment fire on Chicago’s South Side in which one person was seriously injured Friday afternoon.

One person was seriously injured in apartment fire Friday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, fire officials said. Flames broke out before 4:15 p.m. at a large apartment building in the 6700 block of South Cornell Drive. A woman suffered burns and was taken to the hospital in serious-to-critical condition. First responders were evaluating a second…

See the damage Lake Michigan’s high waves caused this weekend leaving a large hole and crumbling asphalt in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood.

The 19th cold-related death in Cook County this season happened Sunday in South Shore.

Raw video shows a massive hole that opened up in a parking lot in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood.

A 14-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded Monday in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. Authorities responded about 4:30 p.m. to the 6800 block of South Crandon Avenue for a boy with a gunshot wound, Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Frank Velez said. He was on the sidewalk when he heard gunshots and felt pain, Chicago police said. He was struck once…

Prosecutors revealed horrific details in court Saturday about a mother accused of killing her two young sons in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

WARNING: The following details may be disturbing to some readers. Please use discretion. After prosecutors charged 20-year-old Aleah Newell with first-degree murder in the deaths of her two young children, the Assistant State’s Attorney laid out in horrifying detail the events that led to the deaths in a South Shore high rise. Newell is also facing charges of attempted...

A robbery suspect was shot and killed by Chicago police officers during a confrontation Saturday afternoon on the city’s Far Southeast Side, officials said. At approximately 3:15 p.m., officers responded to a robbery in the 2600 block of East 79th Street, and with the help of witnesses, located a potential suspect who was armed with a large knife, police said….

A woman has been ordered held without bond on first degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of her two young sons on Thursday. According to police, 20-year-old Aleah Newell was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. Newell is accused of killing her two young sons and stabbing her grandfather Thursday…

Two infants died Thursday after a woman stabbed her father, left one baby in a bathtub then jumped from an 11th floor apartment in South Shore with her son, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

New developments tonight in a shocking incident that claimed the lives of a 2-year-old and a 7-month-old. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

A toddler and an infant died Thursday after Chicago police said a woman stabbed her father, left the baby in a bathtub then jumped from an 11th floor apartment in South Shore with her toddler son. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.