Man charged in Harvey shooting that injured 11-year-old remains in custody
Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets.
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Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets.
Willow James was shot in the head while riding in a car in the south Chicago suburb of Harvey last week.
Willow James was shot in the head while riding in a car Harvey last week.
Joliet police said a 5-year-old was critically when an 8-year-old relative got ahold of a gun in a home overnight.
The child was traveling in a minivan driven by a 23-year-old man in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue Wednesday evening.
At 7:10 p.m., the little boy was traveling in a minivan being driven by a 23-year-old man in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue — near the diagonal Archer Avenue, police said. Another vehicle pulled up in the back, and someone inside fired shots at the minivan, police said. The 4-year-old boy was struck in the back.
At 7:10 p.m., the little boy was traveling in a minivan in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone fired shots.
Sources said the child was taken to the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital in serious-to-critical condition.
The older boy suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital, where he died.
Tyler Wright, 19, was charged with one felony count of causing child endangerment involving death.
A grandfather was dropping off his grandson for school when he said he was merging lanes when he accidentally hit another car.
Zayden Garrett was struck by a bullet fired into his grandmother's house in West Pullman, and has now had two surgeries at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital. Darius Johnson reports.
The victims’ specific ages were not immediately available.
CBS News Chicago’s newsroom reviewed dispatch audio, which indicated the girl was shot after another child got a hold of the gun. Darius Johnson reports.
The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.
Chicago Police say the victims were in a car in the 3100 block of West 26th Street around 4:37 p.m. when they were approached by an unknown vehicle. Two males got out of that vehicle and shot the victims before leaving the scene.
Raysean Comer, 16, was ordered held in custody in the shooting that killed Jai'mani Amir Rivera on the Near West Side earlier this week. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
Raysean Comer is charged as an adult in the Tuesday afternoon shooting that killed Jai'mani Amir Rivera.
The boy, Jai'mani Amir Rivera, was shot in the chest around 3 p.m. Tuesday while exiting the building in the Oakley Square Apartments complex in the 2300 block of West Jackson Boulevard.
Jai'mani Amir Rivera was shot in the chest around 3 p.m. Tuesday while exiting the building in the Oakley Square Apartments complex on the Near West Side.
The boy, Jai'mani Amir Rivera, was shot in the chest around 3 p.m. Tuesday while exiting the building in the Oakley Square Apartments complex.
The boy was shot in the chest around 3 p.m., while exiting the building at 2325 W. Jackson Blvd. in the Oakley Square Apartments complex, police said.
A police dispatch report indicated that a 4-year-old boy was shot in the left side of his chest. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A 1-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were each shot multiple times and were in critical condition Saturday night.
The boy was riding in a car when he was struck by gunfire on North Avenue in Humboldt Park. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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Video from the scene shows heavy smoke billowing from the significantly damaged house on Vermont Street. The fire spread to at least two other buildings, including one commercial business.
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The children left behind and the hidden toll of domestic violence in Chicago.
The robberies have all happened in the early-morning hours when bars and restaurants have been closing in River North, police said.
The Barrio Arts Festival in Humboldt Park started with notes of concern, extra security, and a call for legal observers.
The silos date back to 1906 but were abandoned in 1977.
The children left behind and the hidden toll of domestic violence in Chicago.
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The robberies have all happened in the early-morning hours when bars and restaurants have been closing in River North, police said.
The teen was in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue when a man on an electric scooter came up and robbed him at gunpoint, police said.
