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A man was killed and another is in critical condition after a shooting in the 100 block of N. Lorel Avenue early Friday morning. The men were found inside a parked vehicle in Austin on the West Side at around 12:56 a.m., according to Chicago Police. One man was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot in the neck,…

A man who threw a massive gathering despite a statewide stay-at-home order said he feels “remorseful” for throwing the party and is encouraging everyone who attended to get tested for coronavirus. Janeal Wright, 26, said the party last weekend was intended to honor the lives of two friends gunned down by violence, but it quickly ballooned to a number he…

A Chicago homeowner says she was working a 24-hour shift as a first responder when her son threw a massive house party that ultimately went viral.

A Chicago homeowner says she was working a 24-hour shift as a first responder when her son threw a massive house party that ultimately went viral. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Chicago police have issued citations to the owner of a townhome where a large house party was held over the weekend. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the story.

Chicago police have issued citations to the owner of a townhome where a large house party was held over the weekend. Illinois State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford and Chicago police confirmed the citations to NBC 5 on Monday afternoon. The party was the subject of a now-viral video that showed dozens of people crammed into the West Side residence, a…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was asked a series of questions Monday about everything from playing Chicago baseball without fans to a viral video that showed a large weekend house party on the city’s West Side.

Seventh graders from Village Leadership Academy want to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass instead of U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas in the name of Chicago’s Douglas Park.

A woman was killed and four others were injured after a car hit two other vehicles while fleeing a traffic stop Saturday in Fifth City on Chicago’s West Side, officials said.

A woman was killed and four others were injured after a car hit two other vehicles while fleeing a traffic stop Saturday in Fifth City on Chicago’s West Side, officials said. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Chicago police are warning residents of three carjackings reported in January in Lawndale on the West Side.

Chicago police are warning residents of three carjackings reported in January in Lawndale on the West Side.

The family of the young girl who was shot while trick-or-treating in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Halloween opened up to NBC 5 on Saturday, the same day the teen suspected in the shooting appeared in court. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

The 7-year-old girl shot while trick-or-treating Halloween night in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood has been released from the hospital, according to a family friend.

A source tells NBC 5 that her family was likely discriminated at when they arrived at the hospital, forcing them to wait outside for hours in the cold.

The family of the 7-year-old girl shot while trick-or-treating Halloween night on Chicago’s West Side opened up about the horrific incident Saturday, hours after the teen charged with the shooting appeared in court.

The 7-year-old girl shot while trick-or-treating Halloween on Chicago’s West Side has been improving in the hospital, according to Cook County health officials.

The juvenile person of interest in the shooting of a 7-year-old trick-or-treater on Halloween on Chicago’s West Side was named as the primary suspect on Friday evening, according to Chicago police.

The 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating on Halloween in Chicago’s West Side with her family remains in critical condition Friday as police interrogated a juvenile in custody. The girl was one of two people injured in the shooting that took place at around 5:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of West 26th Street in the city’s Little Village neighborhood, according...