Southwest Side Chicago businesses join up to give out Thanksgiving turkeys to those in need
More than 400 turkeys were given away on Sunday in the West Elsdon neighborhood—and for many, the event was about more than just a free meal.
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More than 400 turkeys were given away on Sunday in the West Elsdon neighborhood—and for many, the event was about more than just a free meal.
More than 400 turkeys were given away on Sunday in the West Elsdon neighborhood—and for many, the event was about more than just a free meal. Shardaa Gray reports.
Wentworth Area detectives were investigating Friday night.
Police lights flood the 7000 block of West Archer Avenue in Garfield Ridge Friday just before 8 p.m. An argument quickly turned into a fight outside of the bar when a security guard with a concealed carry license was approached by two men, one of them armed.
Chicago police said just before 12:30 a.m., a northbound silver SUV collided with a southbound black sedan.
Two men—ages 27 and 31—approached a bar employee, a 28-year-old man, in the 7000 block of West Archer Avenue who had a Concealed Carry license, police said. A quarrel ensued and became physical to the point of an exchange of gunfire, police said.
Video taken Halloween night shows a group shooting paintballs at random people from inside a car.
The attackers took video as they fired a paintball gun at random. Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago police say the girl was identified as the suspect who took a vehicle at gunpoint from a woman, 40, in the 3400 block of West 38th Street on Wednesday.
Cynthia Garcia, 24, was arrested and charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm and one felony count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.
Officers attempted to disarm the suspect when he fired his weapon, police said.
A gun was recovered at the scene. A person of interest was also taken into custody, police said.
The boy was shot in a home in the Ashburn neighborhood. Jermont Terry reports.
Police earlier said an employee was behind the shooting at JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue.
Police late Tuesday said they were speaking to a person of interest in the shooting at JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue, but would not say more than that. No arrests have been made. Tara Molina reports.
Police say an employee pulled the trigger at the JJ Fish & Chicken on South Western Avenue. Tara Molina reports.
Chicago police said that just before 2 a.m., the victim was approached in the 2800 block of South Kolin Avenue by someone wearing all black, who then fired shots and fled in an unknown direction.
The shooting disrupted traffic Wednesday night, and the disruption continued as late as 10 p.m. Jermont Terry reports.
CBS News Chicago’s newsroom reviewed dispatch audio, which indicated the girl was shot after another child got a hold of the gun. Darius Johnson reports.
Torres made history as the first-ever two-time mixed martial arts world champion, and is now expanding his reach and serving as a mentor to others. Marie Saavedra reports.
But published reports say city leaders have said the armory cannot be used as a police station because of air traffic safety rules.
But published reports say city leaders have said the armory cannot be used as a police station because of air traffic safety rules, as it is located alongside Midway International Airport. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The local alderman and neighbors want to see the armory turned into a police station, but published reports say the city says such a use is not allowed due to proximity to Midway International Airport. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
One of the robbers snatched a chain from the victim's neck, and then the other shot at the victim at the top of his head.
The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. in the building on the northwest corner of 63rd Street and Albany Avenue.
