Father charged with hitting and shaking his crying infant son, causing irreversible brain damage
A South Side father was so upset with his infant son’s crying that he struck and shook the baby, causing irreversible brain damage, prosecutors said in a court hearing Friday.
Chicago alderman says neighborhoods are 'under siege by gangbangers'
"We've had gang conflict in the Back of the Yards community going on since Nov. 29," said Ald. Lopez. "My district, the 9th district, has been one of those police districts where the beat officers have been pulled out, reassigned, to go to downtown and other high priority areas as deemed by the mayor."
Rideshare driver and another man shot in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood
The driver, 24, was inside his car in the Back of the Yards neighborhood when he was shot in the face and ear. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old who was near the sidewalk was also shot in the thigh.
18-year-old man charged with carjacking woman at gunpoint on South Side
An 18-year-old man has been charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint last week in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side.
Bicyclist fatally struck in hit-and-run in Back of the Yards
A bicyclist was fatally struck Monday morning in Back of the Yards on the South Side.
1 stabbed, 1 shot in Back of the Yards
A 44-year-old man and a 51-year-old man were outside on the sidewalk when one was shot and the other was stabbed.
3 teens among 11 wounded by gunfire in Chicago Friday
Three teens were among 11 wounded by gunfire in Chicago Friday.
Teen shot in Back of the Yards
According to Chicago police, the teen was near the street when he was struck in the thigh by gunfire.
Back of the Yards beats Prosser 16-6 in inaugural Chicago Schools girls flag football championship
Illinois is the fifth state to launch girls flag football as a high school sport.
FBI seeks 'Bicycle Bandit' suspected of robbing multiple Chicago banks, $1K reward offered
The FBI field office in Chicago is seeking a man suspected of robbing multiple banks on the South and Southwest Sides since July.
Man who provided gun in killing of 14-year-old allegedly chased down witness weeks later and shot him 9 times
A man accused of providing the gun that killed a 14-year-old girl in Back of the Yards allegedly confronted a fellow gang member weeks later, called him a snitch and shot him nine times.
16-year-old among 3 wounded in shootings in Back of the Yards
A 16-year-old was among three people wounded in unrelated shootings in Back of the Yards on the South Side.
Man critically wounded while riding in vehicle in Back of the Yards
A 58-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot while riding in a vehicle in Back of the Yards on the South Side.
Man charged with murder in Back of the Yards shooting
A man is charged in connection with a fatal shooting in April in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.
46 shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
At least seven people were killed and 39 others were wounded in weekend gun violence in Chicago that included three mass shootings.
Man killed while sitting in car in Back of the Yards
A man was shot to death as he sat in a car in Back of the Yards on the South Side early Friday.
3 wounded in separate shootings — minutes apart — in Back of the Yards
Three people were wounded in two shootings minutes apart in Back of the Yards on the South Side early Tuesday.
Teen boy, 17, charged with fatal shooting of 14-year-old girl in Back of the Yards
Savanah Quintero and her boyfriend had just bought snacks from a store at the corner of 48th and Wood streets on June 2, when they were confronted by three young gunmen. They asked if she was in a gang, and she said she wasn’t, at which point the three chased her halfway down the block and opened fire.