Group of North Lawndale College Prep students undergo Peace Warriors training
Each student in the training session has one goal—to bring peace to their community and school.
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Each student in the training session has one goal—to bring peace to their community and school.
It's almost prom season for high schoolers across Chicago, and on Saturday morning, hundreds of girls will get to take home a dress free of charge.
The 17-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in the 1600 block of South Lawndale Avenue.
The teen was arrested and charged with three felony counts of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm, one felony count of battery with the use of a deadly weapon, and one felony count of unlawful restraint.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said.
The suspect and officers exchanged gunfire in the incident in the North Lawndale neighborhood in February.
An autopsy determined the victim had been shot in the neck and chest, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Neighbors in the North Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago are shocked and confounded by what appears to be a grisly crime. A man was found dead inside a house that might have been set on fire intentionally Friday night. Sources said his body was partially dismembered.
Police said firefighters responded to a home near Kirkland and Ogden Avenue just before 9 p.m. Friday. Once the fire was out, they found a 68-year-old man dead inside the home.
A number of community organizations came together in North Lawndale Thursday night to recognize and celebrate those working to lift up the community. CBS News Chicago’s Suzanne Le Mignot was the emcee, and after handing out several awards, she got an award herself for being "a steadfast advocate for community engagement and storytelling."
Police said two men were working at a construction site in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m., when a 34-year-old man was killed after coming into contact with a power line.
Police said two men were working at a construction site in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m., when a 34-year-old man was killed after coming into contact with a power line. Shardaa Gray reports.
A construction worker died after being electrocuted, and another worker was recovering after being shocked while working on a boom lift Tuesday morning at a construction site in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said. Officers were fired upon by the suspect and returned fire, striking him, police said.
The man was shot twice and tried to drive off, but hit two parked cars.
Police had only a vague description of the man, who was in his 20s or 30s, and was last seen wearing a black jacket and black sweatpants.
David Herron's home in North Lawndale has been in his family for more than six decades. Among other repairs, it needs a new roof and a new heating system.
Reginald Freeman, 38, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
It's unclear what the relationship is between the teen and the boy and how he was involved in the shooting.
Police said at 4:05 p.m. this day after Christmas, the toddler was inside an apartment in a multi-family building in the 3800 block of West 14th Street, near Avers Avenue—when he was shot multiple times in his lower body.
The shooting took place in an apartment in North Lawndale, and CBS News Chicago has learned the boy was in surgery late Thursday. Sara Machi reports.
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body in a home in North Lawndale, police say.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Police said a 23-year-old man was found in the street after a call of shots fired in the 1100 block of South Francisco Avenue around 12:45 a.m.
