Pedestrian injured after being struck by CTA bus in Austin

A person was pinned under a CTA bus and seriously injured Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 290 near the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

Chicago man sentenced to 22 years for posing as woman to lure children

A Chicago man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for luring children to participate in sex acts by posing as a woman on Facebook.

Man barricaded in Austin apartment set couch on fire: police

A man was arrested after barricading himself inside an apartment for several hours and allegedly setting a fire Monday in Austin on the West Side.

Missing West Side teen found

A 17-year-old girl reported missing from Austin on the West Side was found.

Man, 27, shot in Austin

A 27-year-old man was shot Sunday in Austin on the West Side.

Man charged with DUI for crash that injured CPD officers

A man is facing multiple DUI charges for a crash that injured two Chicago police officers Sunday in Austin on the West Side.

68 shot — 5 fatally — over Fourth of July weekend

More than 1,500 police officers were scheduled to work extra hours to stem the violence that seems to repeat every July Fourth in Chicago, but shootings on Independence Day left two dead and 14 wounded.

1 killed, 1 wounded in West Side shooting: police

A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting Friday in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said.

1 killed, 5 wounded in Tuesday shootings

One person was killed and five others were wounded in shootings across Chicago Tuesday.

Authorities: 1 killed, firefighter among 2 injured in Austin blaze
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A person was killed and two others, including a firefighter, were injured in a fire early Friday in the West Side Austin neighborhood, authorities said.