A woman was arrested and charged in a shooting at a liquor store that left five people injured in the New City neighborhood Friday night, according to Chicago police.
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A young male, possibly a teenager, fatally shot in North Lawndale, police say
A young male was fatally shot in North Lawndale early Monday morning, according to Chicago police.
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3 people in critical condition after Humboldt Park shooting
A 16-year-old boy and two men were shot outside a residence, Chicago police said.
Murder charges filed in Friday killing of East Chicago teen
An East Chicago teen was shot and killed late Friday afternoon.
9-year-old shot in Kenwood, police say
A 9-year-old boy was shot in the leg late Saturday night in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood, according to Chicago Police.
Liquor shootout that injures five among three Southwest Side shootings
Charges were pending after four people and a shooter were wounded during a shootout inside a Southwest Side liquor store, Chicago police said. The incident at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Goldmore Food and Liquors, 1949 W. 51st St. in the New City neighborhood, was one of three shootings Friday night on the Southwest Side. Several […]
Three men injured in Hebron house explosion
Three men were seriously injured in a house explosion in unincorporated Hebron Friday evening, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s office.
Munster babysitter acquitted in shaken baby case on battery; hung jury on neglect
After more than 15 hours of deliberations over two days, a Lake County jury acquitted a one-time Munster babysitter Friday evening in a shaken baby case on a battery charge. Jurors were effectively deadlocked on a second neglect charge — resulting in a hung jury.
US prepares to deport about 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador
President Donald Trump’s administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, in one of the first instances of the Central American country taking migrants from the United States.