Avondale shooting leaves 19-year-old woman dead
Police said 19-year-old Cherlyn Wendy Malvaiz was found in the driver's seat of her car with a gunshot wound to the head.
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Police said 19-year-old Cherlyn Wendy Malvaiz was found in the driver's seat of her car with a gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators have not released information on a possible shooter.
Investigators have not released information on a possible shooter.
This week, TimeOut Magazine gave Avondale the 16th coolest spot on a list of 51.
This week, TimeOut Magazine gave Avondale the 16th coolest spot on a list of 51.
A 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a bike path near DePaul College Prep and Lane Tech College Prep Friday night.
Even though this attack happened in broad daylight and neighbors tried to step in, the thieves were still successful anyway.
Even though this attack happened in broad daylight and neighbors tried to step in, the thieves were still successful anyway. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A person is dead while driving in the Avondale neighborhood Saturday morning just after midnight.
"I hear a crack in the tree – really big rumble. It sounded like an earthquake almost home," said Luca Aceves.
CBS 2’s Marybel González reports from Avondale, where a tree came down onto a multi-unit house.
Flames were raging as of just before 5 p.m. in the back of one-and-a-half-story wood-frame home at 2941 N. Sawyer Ave. – just off Wellington Avenue.
Flames were raging late Thursday in the back of one-and-a-half-story wood-frame home at 2941 N. Sawyer Ave. – just off Wellington Avenue. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Police believe the same person is responsible for at least eight armed robberies involving a machete in Northwest Side neighborhoods.
Police believe the same person is responsible for at least eight armed robberies involving a machete in Northwest Side neighborhoods. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Police are warning residents in the Avondale, Logan Square, and Irving Park areas of recent armed robberies involving a man with a machete.
Four men were injured following a two-car crash in the Avondale neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A man was attacked while at a CTA bus stop in the Avondale neighborhood Tuesday just before midnight.
A semi-trailer truck recently got stuck under an overpass and ripped to pieces on in Avondale, and debris was left strewn everywhere. It wasn't a surprise for some neighbors.
Those living along Sacramento Avenue in Avondale say traffic is causing major problems, from trucks getting stuck under a viaduct to cars speeding and crashing through fences. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
St. Hyacinth Basilica in Avondale hosted the first of two donation drivers Wednesday night to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Thieves target a trio of currency exchanges around Chicago early Friday morning.
Three people were hospitalized after a crash in the Avondale neighborhood Saturday just after midnight, according to police.
A man stole a security guard's gun during an ATM robbery in Avondale Wednesday night.
Three moving trucks were stolen from a U-Haul rental facility in Avondale in two separate thefts in recent weeks, and police have said such trucks previously have been used to commit large-scale organized thefts.
