6 armed robberies reported within an hour on the Northwest Side

Chicago police are warning residents about a series of armed robberies that occurred Thursday on the Northwest and West sides.

SUV crashes into vacant building in Austin
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Officers responded to a crash in the 400 block of South Cicero Avenue Friday morning and found the vehicle unoccupied.

SUV slams into building on Chicago's West Side

An SUV crashed into a vacant building in Austin Friday morning, according to Chicago police. 

Boy, 16, critically wounded in Austin drive-by shooting

A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Monday night in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

Loretto Hospital workers go on strike Monday morning
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Loretto Hospital frontline service, care and technical workers walked a picket line outside the West Side hospital on Monday morning

Two 16-year-olds shot in Chicago's Austin neighborhood

Chicago police said the victims – both male – were hanging out in front of a home on West Adams near Lavergne around 2:36 p.m. when another male ran up and started shooting.

Charges filed in deadly Austin shooting

A Chicago man was charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a woman in the Austin neighborhood last month. 

Alleged shooter in 2011 cop killing wants different judge to rule on motion for a new trial
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Officer Lewis was working off-duty as a security guard at M&M Quick Foods, an Austin convenience store. Alexander Villa, who is awaiting sentencing more than three years after he was found guilty in Lewis? murder, is asking for a new judge and new trial.

Chicago gang member sentenced for violent crimes

A member of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang has been sentenced for his involvement in a criminal organization responsible for murders and violent drug-dealing on Chicago's West Side.

Chicago area residents want answers following devastating floods

West Side and west suburban residents want answers after severe flooding issues from the rain that has hit the area over the past few weeks.

Woman shot during fight in Austin neighborhood

A woman was shot after a fight broke out in the Austin neighborhood Wednesday night.