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As Chicago sees an uptick in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, one local grocery store owner says he’s not taking any chances.

A recent surge in COVID cases because of the delta variant has prompted a Chicago store owner to take matters into his own hands. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports from West Town.

A recent surge in COVID cases because of the delta variant has prompted a Chicago store owner to take matters into his own hands. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports from West Town.

John Blackman, a 38-year-old father of two who used his “second chance” at life to help steer kids away from gangs, was shot and killed Monday on the city’s West Side.

Both incidents were caught on home surveillance video but in different parts of Chicago at different times of the day, shedding light on the frightening reality that these crimes can and do happen everywhere.

Time Out Market will reopen mid-June in Fulton Market in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood after more than a year of closure, bringing new and classic culinary favorites, organizers announced Wednesday.

Time Out Market will reopen “soon” in Fulton Market in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood after more than a year of closure, organizers announced Wednesday.

Chicago police are seeking a suspect who allegedly dragged a woman into a vacant lot and attempted to sexually assault her in the city’s West Town neighborhood on Saturday morning. According to police, the woman was walking in the 400 block of North Morgan Street at approximately 12:05 a.m. when she noticed a vehicle following her. A man then got…

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.

WEB 10P NOBLEMAN PUB DISPLAY DAMAGED SUTTER

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.