Demolition of Damen Silos set to begin
Preservationists and community groups had fought for years to save the old grain elevators, and said tearing them down amounted to tearing down Chicago's history.
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Preservationists and community groups had fought for years to save the old grain elevators, and said tearing them down amounted to tearing down Chicago's history.
This is the fifth mass shooting in the city since Wednesday.
Some people drove hours to celebrate at the Southwest Side restaurant.
Vilmer Alcaraz, 32, of Chicago, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 5700 block of South Cicero Avenue.
The teens were identified as the suspects in the armed robbery of a 14-year-old girl and a 35-year-old woman in the 9400 block of South Justine Street.
Maria Ochoa Flores, 84, was run over when two cars collided in a Garfield Ridge neighborhood intersection this past Saturday.
The driver of the silver car was cited. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.
The 67-year-old church was once a thriving parish. But the Archdiocese of Chicago decided to close the church due to a lack of funds.
Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) wrote that "the pillars [that hold up the overpass] are in a state of disrepair and do not look structurally sound."
Parents rushed with emotion to the daycare after receiving word that a car had careened into the building.
The State of Illinois opened the shelter and was paying for it, with plans to close the shelter on June 1. But now, those plans have apparently changed.
The State of Illinois opened the shelter and was paying for it, with plans to close the shelter on June 1. But now, those plans have apparently changed. Jermont Terry reports.
Just before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police said she was heading northbound in the 7000 block of South Western Avenue in a silver SUV when she hit a 75-year-old man in the street.
The child was traveling in a minivan driven by a 23-year-old man in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue Wednesday evening.
According to police, the child, a 4-year-old boy, was traveling in a minivan driven by a 23-year-old man in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue, near the diagonal Archer Avenue, just after 7 p.m.
At 7:10 p.m., the little boy was traveling in a minivan being driven by a 23-year-old man in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue — near the diagonal Archer Avenue, police said. Another vehicle pulled up in the back, and someone inside fired shots at the minivan, police said. The 4-year-old boy was struck in the back.
Chicago Police confirmed there was a crash, but did not say whether anyone was hurt.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated mass numerous times at the school on Chicago’s Southwest Side.
Neighbors said the officer was trying to stop a group of men from breaking into cars. As Sabrina Franza reports, those men remained on the run late Monday.
Police said a 47-year-old driver was providing a rideshare service to an unknown man. After arriving at the destination, the suspect pulled out a gun and demanded that the driver exit the vehicle, to which he complied.
The incident happened around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in the 4500 block of South Hermitage Avenue.
Chicago police said the man is in custody for the fatal shooting and the stabbing that happened minutes apart on the same block. Sabrina Franza reports.
He was charged with two felony counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.
The thefts started last month, with the latest happening Sunday in the Gage Park, West Lawn, and Armour Square neighborhoods.
The thefts started last month, with the latest happening Sunday in the Gage Park, West Lawn, and Armour Square neighborhoods.
