Boy, 15, killed in Roseland drive-by shooting, police say

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.  The boy, whose identity wasn’t immediately released, was standing near the sidewalk in the 400 block of West 110th Street just after 6 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle approached him, police […]

Two released without charges in connection with wounding of 4-year-old boy

Authorities released two people Friday evening after questioning them in connection with a shooting that seriously wounded a 4-year-old boy as he rode in his family’s minivan in the McKinley Park neighborhood Wednesday evening. According to Chicago police, prosecutors cited inconsistent statements from the victims and witnesses of the shooting when they denied charges, as […]

Organizations push back on new charging pilot program in letter to State’s Attorney Burke

Organizations on Friday sent a letter to Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke opposing a pilot program that allows Chicago police officers to bypass prosecutors and directly file charges in some low-level felony gun cases, arguing the initiative “removes critical oversight from the charging process.”