3 in custody after stolen car strikes police car in Avalon Park

Three people are in custody, including two teenagers in hospitalized critical condition, after a driver of a stolen car struck a Chicago police squad car Wednesday evening in Avalon Park, officials said.

2 people fatally shot in Avalon Park home

Two men were killed in a shooting late Friday inside an Avalon Park home.

Man, 55, shot while riding bike in Avalon Park

A man was shot while riding his bicycle Monday night in the Avalon Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

Pair charged in Avalon Park shooting

Two men were charged in a shooting that critically wounded an 18-year-old man over the weekend in the Avalon Park neighborhood.

3 hurt, gun recovered in Avalon Park crash

Three men were hurt and a gun was recovered after a crash Thursday night in the Avalon Park neighborhood.

Two shot near CVS High School in Avalon Park

A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man were shot near CVS High School in Avalon Park Thursday afternoon.

2 killed, 4 injured in Avalon Park traffic crash

Two people were killed and four others were injured, including a teen, in a two-vehicle crash in Avalon Park.

Chicago man faces arson, domestic battery charges for setting apartment building on fire, stabbing girl, woman

Donald Williams, 38, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful restraint, one felony count of aggravated domestic battery and one felony count of aggravated arson.

Nearly 73% of eligible Chicagoans have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

It's been one week since Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health announced a new campaign to get people vaccinated.

Girl, woman stabbed outside apartment where man set fire, jumped from window in Avalon Park

An 11-year-old girl and a woman were found stabbed outside an apartment building where a man was barricaded inside and held off police for hours before setting a fire and jumping from a third-floor window in Avalon Park on the Far South Side.

Police warn of Avalon Park barbershop, beauty salon burglaries

Police are warning business owners of a string of recent burglaries reported at barbershops and beauty salons in Avalon Park on the South Side.

Woman shot by someone she knew after argument in Avalon Park

A 22-year-old woman was shot after getting into an argument with a man in a vehicle Friday morning in Avalon Park.

CPS to launch 3 school-based vaccination sites for students, families

Chicago Public Schools is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to pull out all the stops to get eligible students vaccinated.

Man on electronic monitoring charged after guns, ammo recovered from his bedroom

A 21-year-old man on electronic monitoring in a weapons case faces more charges after several guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in his house, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.