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Chicago police are warning West Town residents about a string of recent residential burglaries. In each incident, someone broke into the home using a pry tool and stole tools, household items and handbags, Chicago police said. The burglaries happened: Between 3 p.m. Nov. 10 and 6 a.m. Nov. 11 in the 2800 block of West Augusta Avenue; Between 10 p.m….

As the year comes to a close, Esquire announced that two Chicago spots made the magazine’s “Best New Restaurants in America List” for 2020.

A polling place in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood was forced to relocate Tuesday after the sprinklers in the building went off, the Chicago Board of Elections says. According to officials, voting at James Otis School in the 500 block of North Armour Street was temporarily stopped after sprinklers inside the building went off. Board of Elections officials say that the…

A 44-year-old CTA bus driver was hurt in a paintball gun attack Monday in Chatham on the South Side.

Three more paintball attacks were reported across Chicago Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, according to police.

Three more paintball attacks were reported across Chicago Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, according to police. Lisa Chavarria reports.

University of Chicago doctors said they have treated eight people for eye injuries as paintball attacks surge throughout the Chicago area. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A 64-year-old gas station owner was killed by a stray bullet Tuesday morning after gunmen opened fire in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, also wounding a 17-year-old boy. Surveillance footage shows four males get out of a black Lexus about 10:35 a.m. in the 100 block of North Western Avenue and open fire, Chicago police said. As the shooting unfolded, the…

A West Town jewelry store owner said she was hit by looters twice this summer, and believes the same group is responsible for both incidents. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford reports.

A West Town jewelry store that was hit by looters during unrest earlier this summer was struck yet again when a chaotic scene unfolded in Chicago early Monday morning. Surveillance video from West Town Jewelry and Loan, 2059 W. Chicago Ave., showed four suspects with masks and gloves banging on bulletproof glass until they succeeded in breaking the lock. In…

A man was seriously injured in a porch collapse Saturday evening in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, fire officials said. The incident was reported at around 6:32 p.m. in the 400 block of North Armour Street. A 36-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, but his condition had stabilized later in the evening, according to the Chicago Fire…

A man and a teenage boy are charged with carjacking a man Wednesday in Noble Square before hitting a bicyclist with the stolen SUV in West Town. Elias Quinones Figueroa, 19, and the 16-year-old boy are each charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking, according to a statement from Chicago police. Figueroa, who lives in Humboldt Park, also…

Chicago police say two individuals are in custody after a stolen vehicle hit a cyclist in the city’s West Town neighborhood on Wednesday evening, leaving the rider in critical condition. According to authorities, the cyclist was riding in the 1300 block of West Hubbard at approximately 6:15 p.m. when they were struck by the vehicle. The cyclist was taken to…

Residents of Chicago’s West Town neighborhood have expressed concern over the apparent lack of social distancing during the filming of a rap music video at a rental home.

Kenneth Paterimos’ family came to 26th and California wearing t-shirts with his image…seeking justice. The family of Kenneth Paterimos left stunned and confused after prosecutors revealed that he may have been more involved in a bar fight with defendant Thomas Tansey than previously believed. Prosecutors said multiple witnesses saw that Paterimos, a 23-year-old barista, was angry after an altercation...

The suspect charged in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man outside Richard’s Bar in Chicago late last month was ordered held without bond, but his attorney said he was only acting in self defense. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The suspect charged in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man outside Richard’s Bar in Chicago late last month was scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

The suspect charged in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man outside Richard’s Bar in Chicago late last month was scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Sandra Torres reports.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against the suspect in a fatal stabbing outside Richard’s Bar in late February, officials confirmed Wednesday.

The family of a man who was fatally stabbed outside of a West Town bar late February, outraged over crude social media posts and a lack of action from police, say they plan to protest Tuesday–demanding that Richard’s Bar close.