Making the peace on a violent block of Chicago
A few dozen people were scattered over three corners of the intersection of Garfield Boulevard and Halsted Street, on the border between the Back of the Yards and Englewood neighborhoods...
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1 dead, 9 wounded in shootings since Tuesday afternoon
A man was killed and at least nine other people have been wounded in city shootings since mid-afternoon Tuesday, police said. The fatal attack happened about 8:10 p.m., when an...
Neighbors address police roll call: ‘You all can’t do this by yourself’
Beat 213, 5 p.m. May 24, 2016Just before 5 p.m., a Wentworth District sergeant asked for any available cars to stop by 37th Street and Michigan Avenue for an outdoor...
Last of 3 suspects in Tyshawn Lee slaying arrested downstate
The last of three suspects in the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee has been arrested in downstate Vermilion County following a traffic stop and a brief chase, officials said...
Retired correctional officer killed during attempted car theft
Gloria Cotton choked up as she talked about the kindness of her son, a retired Cook County corrections officer shot dead early Wednesday by someone trying to steal his car...
Chicago police fatally shoot man suspected of robbing 2nd bank in 3 days
Chicago police shot and killed a man suspected of robbing his second bank in three days Monday after authorities say he pointed a gun at an officer who was chasing...
Slain 13-year-old remembered: ‘He was my only friend’
A photo of 13-year-old Leonardo Betancourt, who was shot and killed in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Monday evening, sits with flowers, candles and other photos left by...
Man jumps to death downtown
A man jumped to his death downtown Monday afternoon, according to authorities. The 34-year-old jumped from a parking garage on the 100 block of West Lake Street about 1:30 p.m....
8 injured in CTA bus crash
Eight people were injured in a traffic crash involving a CTA bus about 8:45 a.m. Monday on the city's South Side, according to authorities. The crash happened near 82nd Street...
Slain 13-year-old remembered: ‘He was my only friend’
Two boys in black stood in the hall at Seward Academy Elementary School on Wednesday, fighting tears while the family of a slain 13-year-old thumbed through letters, poems and drawings...