Chicago's First Victim Of Gun Violence In 2020 Tells Her Story: 'My Back Is On Fire'
"Not too long ago, I was living on the West Side of Chicago. We moved because of the gun violence."
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"Not too long ago, I was living on the West Side of Chicago. We moved because of the gun violence."
Two men were left in critical condition Saturday after being shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A man was shot and critically wounded in West Garfield Park community, police said.
Police said there is no evidence at this point that the shootings were connected.
An officer shot an armed suspect in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on Wednesday night.
A man was acquitted Wednesday night of the murder of 11-year-old Shamiya Adams, who was felled by a stray bullet while at a sleepover in West Garfield Park in 2014.
Five people, including a Chicago Police officer and two young children, were hospitalized after a crash on the city's West Side Wednesday night.
Four people were shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, and three of them later died.
Police were searching Monday night for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since earlier in the day from the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Records show the city inspected the building a few months ago and spotted 10 violations, including one for loose or missing bricks and washed out mortar.
The front wall, and parts of the top two floors of a three-story building collapsed Thursday morning at the corner of 5th Avenue and Pulaski Road.
Police are searching for the driver who fatally struck a 56-year-old cyclist in West Garfield Park on Sunday.
Police said officers on patrol spotted a silver BMW X5 speeding near Pulaski and Gladys around 3:20 a.m., before it crashed into a fence in an alley between a vacant lot and a taco shop.
People living in the 4400 block of West West End in West Garfield Park have been dealing with a nightly blackout for going on two months.
"We've always had a level of violence, but it really appears, that it has spiked."
A 16-year-old boy is dead after being found in the middle of a street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Six people, including two police officers, were injured in a three-car accident in West Garfield Park Saturday afternoon.
A 12-year-old boy who had been reported missing from the West Garfield Park neighborhood has been found safe.
Officials charged 35 people after a federal and state investigation into a heroin and fentanyl drug-trafficking ring in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood revealed a drug delivery service accessed by a "heroin hotline."
A Chicago police officer was hit by a car in West Garfield Park Saturday night, police said.
Men have been falling victim to carjackings in the West Garfield Park neighborhood after arranging to meet up with women they meet online for sex.
Police are searching for a man who kidnapped a female victim in West Garfield Park on Jan. 1.
"It just seemed like a way of exploiting the work of artists in the city for short-term gain in a really shortsighted kind of way."
Chester "Big Daddy" Rosedell was wearning an Army veterans hat, black leather jacket, blue shirt, blue jeans, and black dress shoes.
Chicago Police are searching for a 12-year-old boy that has been missing since Monday.
The Chicago River Swim launched last year, making it the first organized open-water swim in the Chicago River in 98 years.
The confrontation between protesters and the agents was caught on video, showing one of the agents using what appeared to be pepper spray.
Notre Dame outscored Michigan State 10-0 in the second half, limiting the Spartans (2-1) to 40 yards of offense over the final two quarters.
The Dream (28-14), who have won three straight and nine of 11, moved a half-game ahead of Indiana, and pulled within a half-game of third-place Las Vegas in the WNBA standings.
Chicago (86-69), which leads the major leagues with 214 home runs, began the day tied with Philadelphia and San Diego for the three NL wild cards.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Americans are optimistic about scientific advances in AI, but concerned that AI may take jobs.
The vice president headlines a Council Bluffs rally Friday, his second Iowa stop this year. He's been one of the GOP's most visible midterm surrogates, with trips to Kansas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
The alerts did not cite a specific threat, but called for Americans to "exercise heightened vigilance."
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
Organizers said the decision to cancel was difficult, but the "safety of the swimmers, volunteers, staff, and spectators remains the highest priority."
Survivors and their loved ones use the mass to reconcile their experiences of abuse with their desire to remain part of a catholic faith community.
The festival featured a full lineup of live music, a classic car show and vintage shopping. The event opens again on Sunday at noon.
Silva is a firefighter in that village and Medema is a senior account executive for a pharmaceutical company. Silva got down on one knee and popped the question in Michigan at Paw Paw Lake.
The event returned to Allstate Arena this weekend with world champion drivers showing off big stunts, flying through the air in competitions of speed and skill.
The Chicago River Swim launched last year, making it the first organized open-water swim in the Chicago River in 98 years.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area.
The confrontation between protesters and the agents was caught on video, showing one of the agents using what appeared to be pepper spray.
Chicago police say three unknown suspects were traveling in a dark-colored Jeep sport utility vehicle and damaged 28 vehicles outside a parking lot.
The museum says the goal is to preserve the lives, experiences, and histories that live within those objects as part of a broader historical record.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Notre Dame outscored Michigan State 10-0 in the second half, limiting the Spartans (2-1) to 40 yards of offense over the final two quarters.
The Dream (28-14), who have won three straight and nine of 11, moved a half-game ahead of Indiana, and pulled within a half-game of third-place Las Vegas in the WNBA standings.
Chicago (86-69), which leads the major leagues with 214 home runs, began the day tied with Philadelphia and San Diego for the three NL wild cards.
Chicago dropped into second in the AL Central after it blew a six-run lead in an 11-8 loss to Detroit on Friday night.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
An off duty Cook County Sheriff's correctional officer was among three men injured in a shooting during fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at an Indiana State Police trooper and fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon in rural LaPorte County.
A second person has been charged with killing a man by pushing him out of a moving CTA Red Line train last week on the South Side.
Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation.
