Dozen people without home after West Side structure fire

A dozen people were left without a home Christmas Eve morning following a structure fire on the West Side.

1 person killed in building fire on Chicago's West Side
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Chicago Fire Department responded to a building fire in Austin around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Officials say one person was killed in the fire.

1 killed in Austin building fire on West Side

One person was found dead after a home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood caught fire Wednesday morning. 

Pair injured in Austin house fire

Two people were hospitalized after a fire broke out Monday morning at a house in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

2 injured in Austin house fire
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Two adults were hospitalized after a house fire early Monday in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.

Driver killed, 3 more hurt in West Side car crash

A driver was killed, and three adult passengers were listed in serious condition following a crash on Chicago's West Side early Sunday. 

Man accused of West Side murder bragged about it to 2 others who he later tried killing, prosecutors say

Martae Logan fatally shot a man who stood on a sidewalk in Austin last month, then showed crime alerts of the fatal attack to two others who he tried killing days later, according to prosecutors.

Chicago police: Man shot at 20 times, struck twice

A 33-year-old man was wounded by gunfire Wednesday afternoon when he was shot at about 20 times on Chicago's West Side.

Chicago man accused of killing 44-year-old man, teen girl

Several people were standing in the 5800 block of West Augusta Boulevard when the 18-year-old opened fire, police said. A teen girl and a 44-year-old man were fatally shot.

Chicago boy, 15, fatally shot near CPS school identified as student

"It’s a tragedy, I’ve been in this job 26 years, and it doesn’t get any easier," Parham said. "You hate to see anything happen to children in our community. It’s mind-numbing. You’re tired of seeing things like this."

Chicago boy, 15, fatally shot near CPS school identified as student
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A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon down the street from a magnet high school he attended in South Austin on the West Side, according to Chicago police.

Aspiring actor killed in Chicago shooting: 'He was all about being happy'

When news broke that Xavier Lofton had been gunned down late Friday in the Austin neighborhood, his fellow actors were left in shock.