2-year-old boy dies after accidentally shooting himself in Chatham
A 2-year-old boy has died after he accidentally shot himself on Monday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
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A 2-year-old boy has died after he accidentally shot himself on Monday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police said 14 people safely escaped the building, and no injuries were reported.
Around 1:30 a.m., flames and smoke were seen pouring from an apartment building in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue.
A dog was rescued by Chicago firefighters from an apartment in Chatham early Wednesday morning.
The City of Chicago announced the technology after heavy rain and storms damaged homes and left cars submerged on the South and Southwest sides in July. Tara Molina reports.
The building was formerly known as "Oooh Wee It Is," a soul food restaurant that was abandoned over a year ago.
Discover hosted the second annual Taste of Bud Billiken at the Shine Bright Community Center, near 85th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
The 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade kicks off next weekend on Chicago’s South Side, but residents of the Chatham neighborhood got a sneak preview Thursday of what we can all expect on Saturday, Aug. 9, in Bronzeville. Shardaa Gray reports.
Chicago police said the victims were all standing outside when an unknown person shot at them.
The shooting happened Saturday just before midnight at an unofficial high school alumni gathering in a shopping center parking lot in the 100 block of West 87th Street. Shardaa Gray reports.
The shooting happened on Saturday just before midnight in the 100 block of West 87th Street, just off the Dan Ryan near the CTA Red Line stop.
A SWAT response ended without an arrest in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Tuesday morning. A woman reported hearing possible gunfire after an argument inside a home.
A SWAT response is underway in Chatham after reports of shots fired inside a home.
The public is reminded not to attempt to confront or apprehend suspects, as they should be considered armed and dangerous.
The victims were approached on foot by an unknown man who pulled out a gun and fired shots in the victim's direction.
The girl was shot in the throat and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Rivera's family watched some of the body camera video showing the shooting of their loved one, but their attorney said they were all left with more questions than answers after seeing it.
A 66-year-old man who was fatally shot in Chicago's West Chatham neighborhood Tuesday night has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner.
Just before 11:30 p.m., Chicago police said the 66-year-old man was standing in the first block of West 79th Street when a dark car pulled up and the driver fired shots. Video from the scene shows a large police presence near a Citgo gas station.
"That officer is in a very, very tough place; unimaginable what that officer has to be feeling right now," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said.
Rivera died last week after she was unintentionally shot by a fellow officer while chasing a suspect in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood.
No one was in custody late Monday.
Police confirmed that the only person who fired a weapon during the chase was an officer, "whose gunfire unintentionally struck Officer Rivera."
A Chicago police officer was killed in a shooting in the city's Chatham neighborhood Thursday night. Krystal Rivera was a mother and a four-year veteran of the police force.
A Chicago police officer was killed in a shooting in the city's Chatham neighborhood Thursday night. The officer was identified as 36-year-old Krystal Rivera by the medical examiner.
