Category: Crime and Public Safety

A police officer was injured during a traffic stop in West Garfield Park Saturday evening, according to Chicago police.

A serious car accident was reported Friday night on Church Road in front of Indian Hill County Club in north suburban Winnetka. Details on the accident were not immediately available Friday night or Saturday morning, but there was a heavy police presence in that area. The accident was possibly a fatal hit and run, but […]

A 22-year-old woman was listed in critical condition after she was shot multiple times while sitting in a vehicle early Saturday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 4:20 a.m., the victim was sitting in a vehicle in the 1400 block of South Kenneth Avenue when someone approached and opened fire before […]

Several victims were attacked with a sharp object overnight during a fight between two groups in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after midnight, officers responded to a call of multiple people stabbed in the 6200 block of South Kedzie Avenue. When they arrived at the scene, officers learned there was an argument […]

A 35-year-old man was found fatally wounded overnight in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 1 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot near an alley in the 1200 block of North Massasoit Avenue. Upon arrival, a witness told police they heard gunshots and saw the victim lying on the […]

A 15-year-old boy was listed in good condition after he was wounded overnight in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 300 block of West Marquette Road and found a wounded 15-year-old boy, police said. The boy told officers he was […]

A 24-year-old man was fatally wounded overnight on the West Side in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 1 a.m., the victim was walking in the 5000 block of West Quincy Street when he was approoached by someone and an argument ensued.The argument became a fight and the person he was arguing with opened […]

Three teenagers were shot and wounded Friday afternoon near a Near West Side high school, according to Chicago police. The teens, a 15-year-old girl and two boys, ages 15 and 16, were struck by gunfire while standing in the 200 block of South Hoyne Avenue around 2:45 p.m., police said in a statement. The 16-year-old […]