Fire On Roof Prompts Evacuation Of West Pullman School
All students were safely evacuated from Higgins Elementary School at 11710 S. Morgan St.
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All students were safely evacuated from Higgins Elementary School at 11710 S. Morgan St.
The first shooting of the evening happened about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, when two men were shot while at a stoplight in the South Side Calumet Heights neighborhood.
A 29-year-old man was riding a bike in the 0-100 block of East 120th Place about 8:45 p.m. when an unknown shooter approached on foot, opened fire, and fled.
The two were in a gray Chevrolet Impala when bullets started to fly in the 800 block of West 122nd Street about 12:05 a.m.
An intruder attacked the homeowner with a hammer in the man's garage, and the homeowner stabbed the burglar with a knife.
Three men were killed and nine others wounded in gun violence across the city since Monday afternoon, including two men who were found shot to death in West Pullman early Tuesday.
The victims were found in a late model Dodge Charger, parked in the 100 block of East 120th Street, around the corner from their mother's house, just hours after leaving a family gathering.
The most recent shooting occurred early Monday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Police called to the 11600 block of South Laflin Street about 8 p.m. found the body of 32-year-old Carl L. Blackman dead in the garage with multiple gunshot wounds.
bout 11:25 p.m. the man was in the 100 block of East 117th Place when he was shot in the chest, backside, and arm.
Dozens of people have been shot this long holiday weekend, including two boys who were just trying to enjoy family parties for the 4th of July.
A woman in West Pullman says she's fed up with what she calls a health hazard and dumping ground in her community.
The teen was shot in the arm and leg in the 12000 block of South Perry Avenue about 10:15 p.m.
Two adults and a child were rescued from a home in West Pullman, after being trapped by a fire officials believe was a case of arson.
Suspects allegedly shot at police after officers after responded to a call of shots fired, and found a gunfight already in progress among several people.
One man was killed and another wounded in two shootings that happened about the same time just a few blocks apart from each other Wednesday afternoon in the Far South Side West Pullman neighborhood.
A resident of a Far South Side West Pullman area apartment fatally shot a man who allegedly tried to break into the apartment early Sunday.
Police said the girl was at her boyfriend's home when someone ran up to the porch where they were sitting and shot her.
Like the hole itself, it grew into a bigger job than first thought. Tonight, the hole is bigger than ever, the sewer smell worse than ever, and the residents are being told it will take at least a couple more weeks.
A male driver crashed into a garage on the South Side after being shot in the chest early Friday.
A West Pullman teen has been charged with the slaying more than a year ago of a man outside a South Side nightclub.
Gunfire erupted in the West Pullman neighborhood Wednesday night, killing one man while leaving his younger brother with a gunshot wound to the leg.
One man was killed and another seriously hurt in a shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side Wednesday night, police said
One person was seriously injured during a fire early Friday that left seven people displaced from their home in the West Pullman neighborhood on the South Side.
Nine people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night, police said.
