Stephanie Casanova

Terriana Smith is held by her uncle, Charles Mckenzie, during her first birthday party at The Center of Englewood, 838 W. Marquette Rd. on May 21, 2022, in Chicago. The child, who turns one on May 24, was shot in the head in July while sitting in a car seat and was hospitalized for more than two weeks.

‘It was amazing to see my baby smile,’ says mom of Chicago infant shot in Englewood last summer during her 1st birthday party

May 21, 2022 at 7:55 p.m.

Wearing a pink birthday-girl crown, a rainbow-colored tutu and a white and yellow T-shirt with the words "Birthday Shark" on it, Terriana was a joyful and smiling baby on Saturday...

Chicago police work an area along the Riverwalk on May 20, 2022, near where a man was taken into custody after being shot by an off-duty Cook County Sheriff officer who was working security at Millennium Park, police said.

Off-duty sheriff’s officer returns fire, shooting gunman at Millennium Park, police say

May 21, 2022 at 3:18 p.m.

An off-duty Cook County sheriff's officer working security at Millennium Park shot a man after the man fired a gun Friday evening, Chicago police said. Around 7:20 p.m., a man...

Crime scene tape is left at a gas station in the 800 block of North Cicero Avenue on May 19, 2022, where Chicago police shot a 13-year-old carjacking suspect Wednesday night.

Chicago cop who shot fleeing 13-year-old carjacking suspect is relieved of police powers, officials say

May 20, 2022 at 7:45 p.m.

The Chicago police officer who fired a service weapon and wounded a 13-year-old boy who was on the run Wednesday night has been relieved of police powers, officials said Friday,...

Chanell Holiday, the mother of Seandell Holliday, hugs a young woman following a balloon release to honor her son on May 19, 2022.

‘It felt like my soul left’: Mother of teen killed in Millennium Park mourns him as city’s new rules on minors there take effect

May 19, 2022 at 8:47 p.m.

With her son's death in the heart of Chicago still roiling the city, Seandell Holliday's mother said she didn't give the 16-year-old permission to go downtown before he was fatally...

Abortion rights demonstrators march from Union Park to LaSalle Street and Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago on May 14, 2022.

‘I hope people get as scared as I am’: Thousands gather, march in Chicago supporting abortion rights

May 14, 2022 at 7:53 p.m.

Carly Mostar started marching for abortion rights almost 20 years ago and though she said she'll keep showing up when needed, she finds it hard to believe that giving a...

Soo Kim, of Bally's Corp. addresses the audience during a community engagement meeting about a proposed casino at the site of the baiduhai printing plant on April 6, 2022.

Town hall on Chicago casino turns testy as residents raise fears of crime, property values, traffic, light pollution

May 13, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

The potential for a casino to bring increased traffic, increased crime and decreased property values to the River West neighborhood were among the worries city officials and the developer attempted...

Residents watch officers work the scene of a shooting in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood on May 11, 2022.

Woman, 21, killed while confronting burglars in Gresham among five shot — including two boys, 6 and 11 — on South Side Wednesday night, police say

May 12, 2022 at 8:21 a.m.

A 21-year-old woman was fatally shot while confronting burglars Wednesday night, just two hours after four others — including two children — were shot on the city's South Side. Concerned...

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