Three People Shot As A Celebration Turns To Chaos In Englewood
It was close call for a 22-year-old mother shot while she was carrying her baby in her arms. She was hit in the chest and brought to the hospital in serious condition.
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It was close call for a 22-year-old mother shot while she was carrying her baby in her arms. She was hit in the chest and brought to the hospital in serious condition.
A 27-year-old was grazed in the right leg. A 24-year-old-woman was shot in the left leg and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the chest. She was taken to Mount Sinai in serious condition.
The festival starts at 12:00 Saturday afternoon and ends around 6:00 p.m. at Hamilton Park and Cultural Center at 513 West 72nd Street.
Hours after eight people were wounded in two shootings in Englewood, members of that beleaguered South Side community gathered for an annual back to school parade, seeking to put a stop to the violence.
A bullet struck a 3-year-old boy sitting on the sidewalk Friday night in Englewood. Six other people were wounded in the attack near 65th and Ashland.
The parade begins at 57th and Halsted at 10:30 a.m., and wraps up with a celebration at Ogden Park at 4 p.m.
Many people are taking to the internet, saying the video shows Norfolk Railroad and the Chicago Police unfairly targeted the South side and went too far.
A major railroad is fighting back against accusations it's trying to lure people into stealing goods from freight cars.
A 76-year-old man went missing when he was collecting rent money in the Englewood neighborhood Saturday.
Three people have died and two others are injured, following a string of shootings early Wednesday, just hours after Chicago police announced plans to deploy hundreds of extra officers to neighborhoods most plagued by gun violence.
For three years, KC has made it his personal mission to offer free haircuts once a month to teens at the Englewood library.
Some of their shots traveled at least eight to 10 houses away hitting both of the victims as they were eating in the shade of the parkway.
The property owner was in court for numerous violations.
At least one family was evacuated from a two-story apartment building in Englewood on Wednesday, after several large concrete blocks fell off the front wall.
Five people were shot Monday night, including a 16-year-old girl, in a gang-related attack in the Englewood neighborhood.
Chicago Police hope hitting line drives will drive some South side kids to a bright future.
An ambulance is struck by a bullet, and the patient inside becomes violent.
An investigation is underway Thursday after a UPS driver was robbed at gunpoint.
A program aims to bridge the technology gap between grade students and senior citizens.
Police said the two men had been involved in an argument, when additional people got involved, and someone began shooting.
Police said officers responding to a call of shots fired near 63rd and Lowe around 2:45 a.m. found a 39-year-old man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Families living in over a dozen apartments were displaced, and three kids were hospitalized, after a high-rise fire in the Englewood neighborhood.
The fire started around 6:15 a.m. in a vacant building near 70th and May streets.
The CTA bus was headed south on Halsted Street when an oncoming Chevrolet Suburban tried to turn in front of it at 74th Street, causing the crash.
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union have said the entire plan should be scrapped.
Colson Montgomery hit his 28th homer and Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs to help the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Friday night.
It began as an experiment to pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it wound up blossoming into some of the best bagels in town.
A busy weekend throughout Chicagoland is in full swing.
An Elgin boy and his mother were in a burn unit at a hospital in Minnesota after they were struck by lightning during a camping trip in a remote area of Wisconsin near Lake Superior.
A Chicago man has been arrested on felony vandalism charges, after police said he defaced a West Lawn neighborhood mural honoring three fallen officers.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.
New rules governing who can use electronic bikes and scooters, including where and how fast they go, will go into effect next year following Gov. JB Pritzker's signature on Wednesday.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
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Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Dolly Parton was a native and lifelong resident of Tennessee, but she made numerous visits and forged numerous ties to Chicago over the years.
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It began as an experiment to pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it wound up blossoming into some of the best bagels in town.
A busy weekend throughout Chicagoland is in full swing. It is the last weekend of August, just about three weeks away from the official start of fall. This weekend, there's plenty of ways for Chicagoans to soak in the last bit of summer, celebrating culture and history.
An Elgin boy and his mother were in a burn unit at a hospital in Minnesota after they were struck by lightning during a camping trip in a remote area of Wisconsin near Lake Superior.
Nine of the 56 decomposing bodies found piled inside a South Side funeral home remain unidentified as of Friday, and as grieving families continue to search for answers, another question remains. Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
An Elgin boy and his mother were in a burn unit at a hospital in Minnesota after they were struck by lightning during a camping trip in a remote area of Wisconsin near Lake Superior.
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Colson Montgomery hit his 28th homer and Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs to help the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Friday night.
It began as an experiment to pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it wound up blossoming into some of the best bagels in town.
A busy weekend throughout Chicagoland is in full swing.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight.
The program was launched by the utility company last year, with some saying it makes it easier to address problem poles.
She was counting down the days to the first day of 5th grade until her school district told her she didn't have a spot there. Now, a federal judge has ordered the district to put the 10-year-old girl with autism back in her neighborhood school.
Colson Montgomery hit his 28th homer and Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs to help the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Friday night.
Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer to highlight a five-run sixth inning, Jose Trevino, TJ Friedl and Sal Stewart also went deep and the Cincinnati Reds scored nine unanswered runs in a 10-8 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Romo was cited with passing on the right, possessing open intoxicants and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, court records show.
Peters hit a two-run shot that made it 6-2 in the fifth. He and Munetaka Murakami are the first rookies in franchise history to homer in five straight games in the same season.
Eduardo Rodriguez struck out nine in seven innings, Jordan Lawlar homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
A man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's 11-month-old son in west suburban Aurora in 2010.
A man was arrested and charged this week with exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of a school in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
The man charged with setting a woman on fire on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line was due in court Thursday for a competency hearing.
Chicago police early Thursday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a gas station in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
