West Lawn street renamed for fallen Chicago Police Officer
Officer Vásquez Lasso responded to a domestic call and chased after a young man with a gun. Police say that 18-year-old shot and killed Vásquez Lasso.
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Officer Vásquez Lasso responded to a domestic call and chased after a young man with a gun. Police say that 18-year-old shot and killed Vásquez Lasso.
Mateo Zastro's family hopes a reward now being offered by Cook County Crime Stoppers will make a difference.
Nearly a year and a half later, police still haven't found Mateo Zastro's killer. But his family hopes a reward now being offered by Cook County Crime Stoppers will make a difference. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Video shows the SUV drive through the poles and trash cans and even hit garages.
Chicago police say officers responded to the accident scene and found a silver SUV that had jumped the curb and struck the front of a commercial building.
Neighbors are worried the thefts will only get worse, because the crooks know cameras are recording.
Neighbors are worried the thefts will only get worse, because the crooks know cameras are recording. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
David Kunesh, known as "Shred," spoke to us just hours after being released from the hospital.
David Kunesh, known as "Shred," spoke to CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez just hours after being released from the hospital.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports that the driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. The person that hit him walked off the scene.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from West Lawn where this all happened with a new video of that reckless driver.
A car crash sent two people to the hospital in the West Lawn neighborhood Friday morning.
We are told after hours of debate and discussion over the weekend, there was no way the families could stay at the YMCA building.
The migrants will stay in three buildings – including the gym on campus.
We have seen a lot of opposition at other such town halls from neighbors who do not want to house migrants in their neighborhood.
A proposal would allow for the housing of up to 600 migrants in four empty buildings at Daley College in West Lawn. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
It appears a wi-fi jamming device helped the thieves in their effort as they busted into the Prosper Skate Shop in West Lawn. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
"Gives you something else to do rather than sit around the house."
A bowling league in West Lawn doesn't have to bowl the highest scores to impress and inspire. CBS 2's Noel Brennan has the story.
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd), whose ward includes the Kmart site, has said she has "major concerns for the safety of the local community and the people who will be housed at this location."
Asylum seekers staying in Illinois could soon get temporary housing at a building in West Lawn.
