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. 

West Side residents seek flood relief after record-breaking storms

Many residents on Chicago's West Side are still struggling to recover almost two weeks after record-breaking storms dumped up to 9 inches of water on the city.

Man wounded after gunman opens fire on vehicle on Chicago's West Side

At about 8:20 a.m., a 37-year-old man was inside a vehicle in the 5600 block of West Fulton when an unknown vehicle stopped next to him and an offender began to fire shots in his direction, police said.

2 shot, 1 fatally, on Chicago's West Side

A man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning in the Austin neighborhood.