2 shot, critically injured in shooting on Chicago's West Side
Two people were shot in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Wednesday night.
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Two people were shot in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Wednesday night.
Anakin Cesar Perez's death comes with a call for change from the community, as neighbors point to one constant — reckless drivers around the school.
Anakin Cesar Perez’s death comes with a call for change from the community, as neighbors point to one constant — reckless drivers around the school. Marissa Perlman reports.
A Chicago police officer shot and killed a burglary suspect early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, police said. A second suspect was arrested, and a third got away.
A man has been charged with shooting and killing another man more than a year ago in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
On Sunday, Aug. 24, families woke up to federal agents with their guns drawn in a building on Jackson Boulevard in the South Austin neighborhood.
No arrests have been made, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown at this time.
A man was shot and killed inside an apartment in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
On Friday, Alderwoman Emma Mitts (37th) and other local leaders appealed to the public for donations to help with funeral costs.
Ortez Owens, 35, is charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder.
Three people were killed and a suspect was arrested after a shooting at a Target store parking lot in North Austin, police said.
Two adults and a child were killed in the shooting.
Two people lost their lives, and at least 11 others were wounded, across four separate shootings.
Social media posts showed a huge party in the area as police arrived. Police have not said if the shootings are all connected.
Police have not said if the shootings in the Austin neighborhood are all connected, but CBS News Chicago has learned they may have stemmed from the party. Sara Machi reports.
A woman was shot multiple times and six people were shot — one fatally — in separate incidents in the Austin neighborhood.
Chicago police officers responded to a person shot call and found the victim, a 20-year-old woman, with multiple gunshot wounds to her arms.
Chicago police said just before 3 a.m., officers responded to a large gathering, where they found multiple people wounded by gunfire.
The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hosptial in good condition
The men, 33 and 35, were inside a vehicle when a sedan approached and someone from inside shot at them.
According to the Chicago Fire Department, crews responded to a residential building fire at 1108 North Waller Avenue around 10:30 p.m.
One man is dead, and nearly two dozen residents were rescued after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
One man is dead, and nearly two dozen residents were rescued after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Chicago police said the victim was outside when he was hit by a black sedan that fled the scene.
UIC said Glenn Rhymes was arrested and released on the UI Health campus — only to go on to shoot two people elsewhere.
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A Yorkville man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl for nearly four years in Chicago's far southwest suburbs.
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