Man found shot in head on Homan Square sidewalk
A man was found on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head Friday morning in the West Side Homan Square neighborhood. It happened at 10:25 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Lexington, according to...
View ArticleBoy, 16, seriously injured in Washington Park shooting
A 16-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a Washington Park neighborhood shooting Friday evening on the South Side. About 6:25 p.m., he was walking in the 100 block of East 56th Street when he heard...
View ArticlePolice: Man killed when ATV crashes into Far South Side pole
A man was killed when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding slammed into a Washington Heights neighborhood light pole late Friday on the Far South Side, according to Chicago Police. The crash happened...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Auburn Gresham
A man was shot to death early Saturday in the Southwest Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood. At 12:04 a.m., the 25-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle in the 1200 block of West 79th Street, when someone...
View ArticleCops: Man killed in South Shore shooting
A 30-year-old man was shot to death late Friday in the South Shore neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. Officers responding to a call of a person shot just before midnight found him near 78th...
View ArticleMan hit by stray bullet in West Side shooting
A man was struck by errant gunfire Friday evening in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Just after 7 p.m., the 28-year-old saw someone open fire while chasing another man in the 4300 block of West...
View ArticleMan, 29, shot in Brighton Park
A man was shot Friday night in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. At 11:25 p.m., the 29-year-old man was standing on the street in the 3800 block of South Kedzie when someone in a...
View ArticleBoy, 14, in critical condition after South Austin shooting
A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded in a South Austin shooting early Saturday on the West Side. At 1:23 a.m., the boy was on the street in the 500 block of South Central when someone in a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Historic Willowbrook Ballroom destroyed in fire
UPDATES WITH BUILDING DESTROYED (WILLOW SPRINGS) The historic Willowbrook Ballroom in southwest suburban Willow Springs was destroyed in a fire Friday afternoon. About 2 p.m., a roof fire was reported...
View ArticleMan shot in South Shore
A man was wounded in a South Shore neighborhood shooting late Saturday. At 11:16 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking through a lot in the 7100 block of South Yates when he heard gunfire and realized he’d...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 women shot in Gresham restaurant
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS Two women were shot Saturday night in a Gresham neighborhood restaurant on the South Side. At 8:38 p.m., the women, ages 36 and 54, were standing with several other...
View ArticlePerson shot in North Lawndale
A person was shot Saturday night in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The male, whose age was not known, was shot in the leg about 8:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Karlov,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man shot, critically wounded in Englewood
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A man was shot and critically wounded Saturday evening in the Englewood neighborhood. At 7:23 p.m., the 36-year-old was standing in the street in the 1100 block of West...
View Article2 wounded in Ashburn shooting
Two men were wounded in an Ashburn neighborhood shooting early Sunday on the Southwest Side. The men, ages 22 and 25, were both shot at 12:44 a.m. in the 7800 block of South Christiana, according to...
View ArticleMan shot during house party in Auburn Gresham
A man was shot Saturday night during a house party in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The 24-year-old man was shot in the leg at 10:47 p.m. while sleeping on a couch during a...
View ArticlePolice: Man fatally shot in Humboldt Park
A man was fatally shot early Sunday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 12:45 a.m. found the 31-year-old lying on the...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot to death in Chatham
A man was shot to death early Sunday in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, police said. Officers responding about 1 a.m. to a call of shots fired in the 7900 block of South Vernon found the...
View ArticleMan shot in Gresham
A man was shot early Sunday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. At 2:22 a.m., the 19-year-old was shot in the arm in the 8600 block of South Morgan, according to Chicago Police. He was in...
View Article‘Uncontained engine failure’ led to the aborted takeoff at O’Hare
An “uncontained engine failure” caused a fire that ended with the aborted takeoff of an American Airlines plane at O’Hare International Airport, federal officials said Saturday. Lorenda Ward, senior...
View ArticleMan shot in West Englewood
A man was shot Sunday night in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The 40-year-old was shot in the leg at 9:15 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Honore, according to Chicago Police....
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