7 Killed, 48 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
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The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The most recent fatal attack happened in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Officers responding to a call of shots fired at 5:08 a.m. in the 900 block of North Massasoit found a man unresponsive in the driver seat of a car with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a Morgan Park restaurant earlier this month.
Six people were shot across Chicago from about midnight into early Friday, including four wounded in separate attacks within 25 minutes of each other.
Illinois State Police shut down all northbound lanes of I-57 for approximately three hours overnight, after a man was shot on the expressway in the Morgan Park neighborhood.
Chicago saw more than a weekend's worth of gun violence in one day Tuesday, with one man left dead and 17 people wounded in shootings, according to police.
Most recently, a man was critically wounded in an Auburn Gresham neighborhood shooting.
The 26-year-old was sitting in the driver's seat of a car at a red light in the 11400 block of South Ashland at 11:45 p.m. when a light-colored car pulled up alongside it and someone inside fired at him, according to Chicago Police.
The robberies happened at 10:11 a.m. Dec. 24 in the 8700 block of South Stony Island; and 11 a.m. Jan. 15 in the 11000 block of South Western Avenue, according to a community alert from Area South detectives.
A man was shot in the abdomen while riding in a car on Interstate 57 near the Far South Side Morgan Park neighborhood early Saturday.
Nearly four months after a man was found dead when a Morgan Park house exploded, police have released new images that might help break the case.
Chicago Police released three surveillance photos Sunday and are asking for the public's help identifying a "person of interest" in a September homicide in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A man was shot to death Tuesday night in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side. The 23-year-old man was exiting a vehicle in the 9000 block of South Greenwood at 9:03 p.m. when the driver fired at him before driving away, Chicago Police said.
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William Cochran, 18, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm for the shooting death of 59-year-old John "Buck" Buckner on Sept. 16, according to Chicago Police.
The robberies both occurred in the 10700 block of South Loomis Street, according to an alert from Area South detectives. The first occurred on Sept. 23 and 8:45 p.m. and the second on Sept. 24 at 4 p.m.
All lanes on I-57 have reopened as of 4:15 a.m. Monday after at least eight people were injured in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A 13-year old was hit by gunfire and two other boys were hurt by shattered glass in a Morgan Park neighborhood shooting early Sunday on the Far South Side.
Darrick Wells, 36, was identified as a suspect in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Claudia Mister outside a nightclub in the 1600 block of West 115th Place about 2:45 a.m. Sept. 3, according to Chicago Police and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Three teens on bicycles zooming down Church Street started shooting. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
Police said the two men were in the 11500 block of South Church Street around 8:45 p.m., when three people rode up on bicycles, fired shots, and fled the scene.
Derrick "Nelson" Wells, 37, was identified as a suspect in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Claudia Mister outside a nightclub in the 1600 block of West 115th Place about 2:45 a.m. on Sept. 3, according to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service.
A man was found dead in a house explosion in Morgan Park and now investigators are trying to determine what sparked the blaze.
Chicago Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect who fatally shot a 28-year-old woman early Thursday in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Claudia Mister was outside about 2:45 a.m. in the 1600 block of West 115th Place when someone walked up and shot her in the torso, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
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The ages of the victims range from 18 to 46, according to Chicago police.
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Two teenagers were charged in multiple ATM burglaries reported at Chicago businesses on Friday.
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Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
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The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
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Cleanup for Earth Day were held throughout the city on Saturday.
Two teenagers were charged in multiple burglaries after ATMs were taken from Chicago businesses on Friday.
Many areas across Illinois are dealing with flooding threats after storms Friday night brought heavy rainfall.
A flight from O'Hare International Airport heading to LaGuardia was diverted to Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
Two teenagers were charged in multiple ATM burglaries reported at Chicago businesses on Friday.
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The ages of the victims range from 18 to 46, according to Chicago police.
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