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Union Park announced plans to host ARC, a new dance music festival in Chicago, this year’s Labor Day Weekend.

A 22-year-old security guard is in critical condition after he was shot while reporting to work in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood on Sunday morning. According to Chicago police, the man was reporting to work in the 100 block of South Western Avenue at approximately 6:21 a.m. when several men walked up to him and attempted to rob him. The individuals…

Video captured a brazen armed carjacking over the weekend that took place in broad daylight on a heavily-trafficked Chicago street as a couple waited in line to get a carwash.

Video captured a brazen armed carjacking over the weekend that took place in broad daylight on a heavily-trafficked Chicago street as a couple waited in line to get a carwash. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

In the first two months of 2021, Chicago has already reported more than 350 carjackings.

Video captured a brazen armed carjacking over the weekend that took place in broad daylight on a heavily-trafficked Chicago street as a couple waited in line to get a carwash.

A 17-year-old boy is accused of carjacking a delivery driver Saturday in West Town. The driver, a 28-year-old man, parked just before 5:45 p.m. in the 900 block of West Randolph Street to make a delivery when the teen got into his vehicle, Chicago police said. The teen allegedly kicked and pushed the man out of the vehicle before driving…

An Irish pub in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood sent a message to vandals who damaged the Christmas light display and holiday decorations Friday morning.

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The Chicago Police Department is warning residents after a series of strong arm robberies in the West Town neighborhood. In a community alert issued Saturday, police say one or two masked male offenders engage a lone female in conversation, then forcefully take her purse and throw her to the ground. In one instance, a victim was struck twice in the…

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…