Chicago Police Officer Injured After Being Dragged By Vehicle During Traffic Stop
A Chicago police officer was injured Friday evening after being dragged by a vehicle on the city's South Side.
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A Chicago police officer was injured Friday evening after being dragged by a vehicle on the city's South Side.
"We're not against any of the help that's coming. We just believe that there's more to it. And this is a piece that's being overlooked."
An 8-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot in the leg on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning.
A good Samaritan's car was stolen while he was in the middle of helping the victims of a car crash on the city's South Side.
Two people were taken to the hospital.
Almost everyone has been forced to get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some South Side women entrepreneurs decided to turn devastation into dividends by reimagining "bar and restaurant" into retail.
Their eyes were gouged, parts of their ears bitten off. Prosecutors say when the 28-year-old man was arrested, he was covered in blood.
Chicago police are warning residents about an armed robbery spree across six South Side neighborhoods, all in less than a day.
"We should not have people continue to die in Chicago from this virus when we have the life-saving vaccine that is free and readily available."
"We are one Chicago right? So we want to look like one Chicago."
It's open to anyone between 14 and 24 years old.
Chicago Police have issued a warning about a string of armed robberies this month on the city's South Side.
They want the community to have representation on the Mercy Hospital board and transparency when it comes to sale of the hospital and any potential buyers.
A community coalition says it's relieved that the South Side's Mercy Hospital will probably remain open, but it still has issues with the process.
Ten people were forced into the cold when a fire ripped through a South Side apartment building early Sunday morning.
Logistically it's just easier and cheaper. In some cases, translating into thousands of dollars more in donations for these groups.
A South Side woman was carjacked Christmas morning, and she says the thieves took the gifts that were supposed to go to her grandchildren.
Holiday joy is coming to hundreds of kids in communities on Chicago's South Side, part of a pop up Christmas toy giveaway.
Auburn Gresham, Chatham and Austin neighborhoods, all identified as hot spots, have also seen increases. A common thread among those who died: where they work.
"I'm trying to do everything that I possibly can because I know that businesses like mine are needed, especially in these types of neighborhoods."
Crews are responding to a house fire on Chicago's South Side Tuesday morning.
"I think it's a great thing they're doing for the community and the area."
Police are investigating the cause of the deadly crash in the Chatham neighborhood Thursday morning.
Bronzeville is one of 10 neighborhoods part of Chicago's INVEST South/West initiative. According to the city, it's designed to "reactivate neighborhood cores that historically served as focal points for pedestrian activity, shopping, services, transportation, public spaces and quality-of life amenities for local residents."
It's an offer some couldn't pass up: free heroin. A bad batch is being passed out on Chicago's South Side, but minutes later people were dropping to the ground, overdosing.
