Police Warn Of Robbers Hitting The West And Southwest Sides
Chicago police are warning residents of the west and southwest sides about a series of armed robberies reported in February and March.
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Chicago police are warning residents of the west and southwest sides about a series of armed robberies reported in February and March.
A Garfield Park woman says she watched in terror as her dog was mauled to death, but the pit bull that did it was not immediately quarantined or examined by Cook County.
The incident occurred near Ferdinand and Hamlin just after 7:30 a.m.
Garfield Park's high crime rate usually draws more attention than the neighborhood's outdoor offerings, but one resident is working hard to make the neighborhood a better place to be.
The family of a 15-year-old fatally shot on a Garfield Park basketball court this summer has channeled their grief into a ray of positivity for a neighborhood plagued by violent crime.
A 13-year-old boy faces a felony weapons charge, after a shooting outside a basketball tournament left Marshall High School football player Kenwon Parker dead, and another teenager critically wounded.
A brawl during a basketball tournament led to a shooting outside the Garfield Park fieldhouse Thursday night, leaving one teenager dead and another seriously wounded.
Officers responded to a well-being check in Garfield Park around 12:30 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they discovered an unidentified male body in the water.
Burglars are going into vacant buildings and taking materials in the East and West Garfield Park neighborhoods.
One man was shot and a woman was injured in a crash Sunday morning in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
Garfield Park Farmers Market Manager Angela Taylor manages those markets, and says they could be an even more plentiful resource to the community.
In Lawndale and nearby neighborhoods on the West Side, there have been six carjackings within a 20-week span.
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Saying the last two people known to have seen 2-year-old Kyrian Knox alive are not cooperating with police, detectives said they've become "extremely frustrated" in their efforts to find out how the toddler's dismembered head, hands, and feet wound up in the Garfield Park lagoon.
Chicago Police are searching for a person of interest wanted for questioning in connection with the death of a child found dismembered in the Garfield Park lagoon in September. The person of interest was not identified.
Chicago Police confirm that DNA from the remains of a toddler found in the Garfield Park lagoon matches that of a missing boy from Rockford.
DNA tests on the remains of a toddler found last month in the Garfield Park Lagoon have not yet led to an identity, but they have ruled out one possibility.
Police are checking to see if the child's remains found in the Garfield Park lagoon over the Labor Day weekend might belong to a Rockford toddler reported missing last week.
Chicago police have completed their search of the Garfield Park lagoon but did not find any additional body parts belong to a toddler.
Chicago Police are expanding their search to try to find more remains of a child found dismembered in the Garfield Park lagoon last weekend.
Chicago police have released a sketch of the toddler whose severed head, hands, and feet were found in the Garfield Park lagoon over the weekend.
Chicago police continued to drain the Garfield Park lagoon on Wednesday, searching for more evidence after a child's severed head, hands, and feet were found in the water over the weekend. Officers also were going door to door in the neighborhood, to try and gather information that might help them solve the mystery.
Police began draining the lagoon at Garfield Park as investigators continue their probe of the death of a child whose body parts were found there over the weekend.
Officials said Saturday evening that the body parts of a child, including a foot, had been recovered in the 200 block of McCrea Drive, but Monday's announcement offered additional detail about the victim.
So far, Emirates has suspended flights in and out of Dubai until Monday.
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 4-0 on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.
Collin Sexton added 22 points, and Matas Buzelis had 20, helping Chicago come out on top after matching the third-worst skid in franchise history.
An estimated 4,300 brave souls took part in the Polar Plunge in Lake Michigan this chilly Sunday, all to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.
The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived early Sunday morning to the state capitol building in South Carolina, where Jackson will lie in state.
President Trump posted on social media that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday.
Americans weighed in on how long a conflict with Iran might last and what Congress should do.
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
President Trump said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran would "continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary."
Palatine, Illinois-based Weber has issued a recall of more than 3.2 million metal wire bristle grill brushes because you could ingest the bristles.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Barnes & Noble was set to reopen in Skokie on Wednesday, just weeks after it closed.
Trader Joe's is opening a new location in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
A 19th-century George Méliès film, thought to be long lost, has been found among a box of brittle movie reels that a Michigan donor brought to the Library of Congress, officials said.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Officials at the scene said no one was hurt, but the house was a total loss after the roof collapsed.
Clouds will clear late tonight, with temperatures dropping to a low of 24.
Today, the Chicago police department held a memorial roll call three years after officer Andres Vasquez lasso was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Iran controls part of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane where about 20 million barrels of oil flow every day, and it’s the world’s sixth-largest oil producer.
The family will hold a private ceremony tomorrow morning, followed by public visitation as Jackson Sr. lies in state.
The U.S. military says three troops have been killed in the war with Iran, as President Trump says the operation is proceeding "ahead of schedule." Follow live updates.
So far, Emirates has suspended flights in and out of Dubai until Monday.
The man who killed two and wounded 14 also had photos of Iranian leaders in his home, a source said.
An estimated 4,300 brave souls took part in the Polar Plunge in Lake Michigan this chilly Sunday, all to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.
The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived early Sunday morning to the state capitol building in South Carolina, where Jackson will lie in state.
If you feel like you're drowning in a sea of text alerts and desperate email pleas for "just $5" this election season, you are far from alone.
A north suburban school bus driver became a victim of sophisticated scammers who are targeting more people and more vulnerable populations to make more money.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 4-0 on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.
Collin Sexton added 22 points, and Matas Buzelis had 20, helping Chicago come out on top after matching the third-worst skid in franchise history.
The win extended Chicago's unbeaten streak against Canadian opponents to six matches dating to 2024.
Connor Bedard scored for Chicago, which has lost eight of nine and continues to struggle to score.
Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 and clinched Big Ten regular-season title.
The man who killed two and wounded 14 also had photos of Iranian leaders in his home, a source said.
A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison.
A man has been charged with shooting and killing a father and son following a jewelry store robbery last November in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.
Two men are charged with filing a false police report, claiming they were robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
Chicago police issued an alert Thursday about a rash of criminal sexual assaults that have happened on one block on Chicago's West Side, committed by a man who lures his victims by setting up dates through an escort app.
