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Teen boy dies after being thrown from vehicle in crash on I-290

August 9, 2020 2:00pm CDT

A 15-year-old boy was killed Sunday morning after he was thrown from a vehicle in a crash on Interstate 290 near Austin on the West Side, according to preliminary information from Illinois State police.

Shots fired outside Austin church

August 8, 2020 8:14pm CDT

One person is in custody after firing shots outside a church Saturday in Austin on the West Side.

Chicago church to hold gun turn-in event Saturday

August 7, 2020 2:37pm CDT

A West Side church is offering $100 — no questions asked — to anyone who turns in a gun this Saturday.

Woman dies, man critically hurt after fire breaks out in bedroom of West Side home

August 6, 2020 6:02am CDT

A fire broke out on a mattress early Thursday in Austin on the West Side, leaving an 86-year-old woman dead and a man badly hurt.

Man charged in connection with Austin shooting that left 1 dead, 4 wounded

August 4, 2020 2:44pm CDT

A man is facing a gun charge after allegedly fleeing the scene of a shooting that left one person dead and four others wounded Saturday in Austin.

3rd man charged in murder of 7-year-old girl at July 4 party on West Side

August 4, 2020 11:03am CDT

A Wisconsin man was ordered held without bail Tuesday in a Fourth of July shooting that killed a 7-year-old girl on the West Side.

Man shot to death, 4 hurt at Austin party: police

August 3, 2020 5:58am CDT

A man has been charged with pointing a gun at Chicago police while fleeing a shooting that left one man dead and four other people injured Saturday in Austin on the West Side.

ATF agent opens fire on carjacker on Chicago's West Side

August 1, 2020 5:41pm CDT

An ATF agent saw a carjacking in progress on Chicago's West Side Friday night and stopped the carjacker by opening fire. The suspect took off and no one was hurt.

Man in critical condition after being shot in drive-by in Austin on Chicago's West Side

August 1, 2020 4:14pm CDT

A 20-year-old man was in critical condition Saturday after he was shot in a drive-by on Chicago's West Side. The man was one of dozens shot so far this weekend. One of the victims, a 9-year-old boy named Janari Ricks, was killed.

Man charged with shooting 3 cops at NW Side police station

July 31, 2020 9:32pm CDT

A man is accused of shooting at Chicago police officers, wounding three, while in transport to a station Thursday on the Northwest Side.

Missing West Side man located

July 30, 2020 5:38am CDT

Perry Ransome, an 85-year-old man reported missing Monday from Austin on the West Side, has been located.

Police seek suspects in West Side burglary

July 28, 2020 10:26am CDT

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help is identifying four burglary suspects accused of looting a West Side store amid civil unrest in late May.

Man killed, teen girl wounded in Austin shooting

July 24, 2020 6:00am CDT

A man was shot dead, and a 15-year-old girl was wounded Friday in Austin on the West Side.

Armed robberies reported in Austin: police

July 21, 2020 1:56pm CDT

Police are warning residents on the West Side of a pair of armed robberies reported Monday in Austin.

Man with head injuries found dead in home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood

July 19, 2020 3:54pm CDT

A 25-year-old man with head wounds was found dead inside a home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Sunday.

Woman shoots man in leg, chest and neck on West Side: police

July 15, 2020 10:15pm CDT

Chicago police say the woman pulled out a gun and shot the man in the leg, chest and neck.

2nd man charged in murder of 7-year-old girl on Fourth of July

July 15, 2020 2:33pm CDT

Davion Mitchell, described by his lawyer as a local rapper and religious man, is one of three gunmen who opened fire, killing Natalia Wallace and wounding a man believed to be the intended target, according to Cook County prosecutors.