Man Killed, 6 Wounded In East Garfield Park Shooting
A man was killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side Friday night
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A man was killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side Friday night
At least 13 people were shot in a burst of gun violence across the city during the first three hours of the weekend, leaving five dead, according to Chicago Police.
After her original life sentence was ruled unconstitutional, a woman was sentenced to 63 years in prison Friday for killing two rival gang members in 1992, when she was 15 years old.
Forty-two times during a 2½-year span, a child was killed or injured in an accidental shooting in Illinois.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
Jerry Greer and 23-year-old Cortez Lloyd attempted to rob a male about 3 p.m. Monday at Third Avenue and Van Buren Street in Maywood, according to Willis. The male fired a gun, striking Lloyd, as the two attempted to rob him.
Officers were called about 8 p.m. to a shooting in the 700 block of East 49th Avenue and found an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the vehicle, according to Gary police.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 10 p.m. in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
The two males exchanged gunfire in the 1000 block of East 21st Avenue about 4 a.m., according to Gary Police Lt. Dawn Westerfield.
Lawyers for Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke will not be able to access Laquan McDonald's juvenile court records, a Cook County judge ruled on Wednesday for the second time.
The 34-year-old was driving at 12:02 a.m. in the 5400 block of West Montrose when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
A 36-year-old man was shot to death in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
At 6:09 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot to death in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Linda Bell, 63, faces a felony count of aggravated battery to a child, according to Orland Park police.
The homicide happened about 3:30 p.m. in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, where two men were sitting in a car in the 7000 block of South Sangamon when someone opened fire from a passing vehicle, according to Chicago Police.
The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Ten people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been wounded in shootings since Friday evening on the South and West sides.
Charges were filed against a student less than a day after police found a handgun at a West Side school, prompting a lockdown.
As aldermen were taking the first official steps to overhaul the way police shootings and allegations of police misconduct are investigated on Wednesday, one officer who was being attacked on the West Side was holding her fire, for fear of the potential scrutiny, Chicago's top cop said Thursday.
A west suburban man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting his girlfriend's young daughter at her Lisle home over a period of five years.
The fatal shooting happened at 2:34 a.m. in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
Aimee Giro, 26, was shot in the 2700 block of New Hampshire Street, according to the Lake County Indiana coroner's office. She lived on the same block.
A southwest suburban man was high on drugs when he led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle Monday night in north suburban Lincolnshire, police allege.
The 24-year-old was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head at 2:34 a.m. in the 8000 block of South Marshfield, according to Chicago Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Most recently, a man was shot to death in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
